2. HISTORY
The first antennas were built in 1888 by German
physicist Heinrich Hertz in his pioneering experiments to
prove the existence of electromagnetic waves predicted
by the theory of James Clerk Maxwell.
3. ANTENNA FIELD ZONES
•The dividing line
“Rule of Thumb” is
R = 2L2/.
•The near field or
Fresnel zone is r < R
The far field or
Fraunhofer zone is
r > R
4. CLASSIFICATION OF ANTENNAS
1. Based on operating frequency:
Very low (VLF)
LF
MF (e.g Monopole and loop)
HF (e.g Dipole)
VHF
UHF (e.g Yagi-Uda, folded dipole, small dish, helical, slot, UWB)
SHF (e.g optical band antennas)