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FMTransmittingAntenna
Problem1
Afiveelementsdirectionalantennatooperateinthebandfrom87.5MHzto89.5MHzwillbedesigned.Supposethatthetransmitteroutputimpedanceis
50Ohmsandthataminimumgainof7.5dBdisrequired.NECLabwillbeusedtodeterminethebestpositionsandlengthsofthewirestomeetthe
requiredgoals.AssumethatthefiveelementsareinitiallyanywhereintheplaneXY.

Step1.Createtheproject.
1.Createtheproject.
2.Selectthefirstwirebymakingdoubleclickonthefirstwireontheleftpanel.TheWiredialogwillbeopenasshown.

Step2.EditWire1.
1.Thewiredialogallowseditingbothendsofthewire.Foreachendandforeach3Dcoordinate,itispossibletoset:
anumericavalue
avariable,or
avaluethatNECLabwilloptimize
2.Forthisexample,Wire1willbeplacedattheorigin,andonlythevaluesofY1andY2willbemodified.
3.ClickontheDropDownboxnexttoY1andsetY1=A1.
4.ClickontheDropDownboxnexttoY2andsetY2=A1.

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Step3.SettherangeforA1.
1.NECLabwilloptimizethevalueofA1whenrunningthedesigner,itwillhoweverrequirearangetocreateanantennadraft.ClickontheY1Setup
button.AnewdialogtoeditthepossiblerangeforthevariableA1willbeopen.Verifythattherangeisasshownbelow.PressOKtoclosetheA1
dialog.
2.Beforeclosingthedialog,observethatthereisvoltagesourceconnectedtothiswire,thusWire1willbetheactiveelementofthisantenna.
3.PressOKtoclosetheWiredialog.

Step4.Addasecondwire.

1.Onthetoolbarclick: AddWire
2.SetX1=B2andX2=B2
3.SetY1=A2andY2=A2

Step5.SettherangeforA2andB2.
1.PresstheY1SetupbuttonandverifythattherangeofA2isfrom5.00to100.00centimeters
2.PresstheX1SetupbuttonandsettherangeofB2from3.00to100.00centimeters

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Step6.Addwires:3,4and5.
Followingtheprocedurepreviouslydescribedaddthreemorewiresasshown:

Wire3 Range
X1=+B3 B3from3to100
X2=+B3
Y1=+A3 A3from5to100
Y2=A3

Wire4 Range
X1=+B4 B4from5to200
X2=+B4
Y1=+A4 A4from5to100
Y2=A4

Wire5 Range
X1=+B5 B5from5to200
X2=+B5
Y1=+A5 A5from5to100
Y2=A5

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Step7.FrequencySetup.

Onthetoolbarclick: Frequency
Setthefrequencyparametersasshown
PressOKtoclosethedialog

Step8.AntennaImpedanceSetup.

1.Onthetoolbarclick: DesignerGoalImpedance
2.SelectZ=50Ohms
3.PressOKtoclosethedialog

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Step9.DesignerPrioritySetup.

1.Onthetoolbarclick: DesignerPriority
2.TheVSWRisakeyfactorforatransmittingantenna,settheVSWRprioritytoitsmaximumvalue.
3.Theantennagainisalsoveryimportant,setthegainprioritytoitsmaximumvalue.
4.AdjusttheRadiationPatternpriorityasshown.
5.PressOKtoclosethedialog

Step10.DesignerGoalSetup.

1.Onthetoolbarclick: DesignerRadiationPatternGoal
2.NECLabdefinestheradiationpatternasasetof3Dbeams.Theradiationpatternofthisantennawillbedefinedusingonlytwobeams:beam1and
beam2
3.OntheradiationpatterngoaldialogchangetheAntennaGainto7.5dBdasshown
4.OntheradiationpatterngoaldialogchangetheBeam1Widthto10asshown
5.Onthesamedialog,changetheNormalizedGainofBeam2:NormGain<20dB
6.PressOKtoclosethedialog

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Step11.Runningthedesigner.

1.Oncetheantennarequirementshavebeendefined,itisagoodideatosavetheproject.Onthetoolbarclick: NECSave
2.Selectanappropriatefolderinyourcomputerandsetthefilename.PresstheSavebuttontoclosethedialog.
3.NECLabusesartificialintelligenceandiscapableofdesigningagreatrangeofantennas.Onthetoolbarclick: RuntheDesigner
4.Oncethedesignerisrunning,NECLabwillperiodicallyreportthemeansquarederrormeasuredbetweentheactualantennaperformanceandthe
targetrequirements.
5.First,thedesignerwillcreateadraft.Second,thedesignerwillimprovethedesign.Dependingonyourcomputerspeedandtheantennacomplexity,
thedesignermayrunforonetoseveralhours.NECLabwillestimatetheremainingrunningtime.However,itmaystopearly,ifnotfurther
improvingisexpected.
6.Insomecasesanddependingontheantennarequirements,thedesignerwillnotbeabletoreachappropriatelyallthegoals.Inthiscase,themean
squarederroroftheantennawillnotdecrease.Considerforexampleatwoelementantennawitharequirementofaminimumgainof8dBdwith
onlytwoelementsthedesignerwillnotbeabletoattaintherequiredgainnomatterwhatthelengthsorpositionsofthewiresare.

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Step12.Analyzingtheresults.
Oncethedesignerstops,theOptimizationResultsdialogwillopen.Reviewtheperformanceantenna.WhendonepresstheClosebutton.Youmayopen
thisdialogatanytimebyclicking: DesignerResults
Iftheoptimizationsresultsarenotoptimum,youmay:

runthedesigneragain
modifythedesignergoals,or
modifytheantennastructure.

Notethatitisnormaltogetdifferentresultseverytimethedesignerruns.Youshouldtryrunningthedesignerseveraltimesandselecttheantenna
withthebestresults.

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Step13.ChecktheRadiationPattern.

1.Onthetoolbarclick: TopPolarRadiationPattern
2.Usingtherightbuttonofthemouseyoucanexporttheplotordatatootherapplications.
3.Youmayusetherightmostscrollbartoseetheradiationofpatternofthisantennaatotherfrequencies.
4.PressOKtoclosethedialog

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Step14.Checkthe3Dradiationpattern.

1.Onthetoolbarclick: 3DRadiationPattern
2.Usingtherightbuttonofthemouseyoucanexporttheplotordatatootherapplications.
3.Youmayusetherightmostscrollbartoseetheradiationofpatternofthisantennaatotherfrequencies.
4.Youmayusetheotherscrollbarstoturnandzoomtheradiationpattern.
5.PressOKtoclosethedialog

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Step15.Checktheantennagain.

1.Onthetoolbarclick: AntennaGain
2.Usingtherightbuttonofthemouseyoucanexporttheplotordatatootherapplications.
3.PressOKtoclosethedialog

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Step16.ChecktheantennaVSWR

1.Onthetoolbarclick: AntennaVSWR
2.Usingtherightbuttonofthemouseyoucanexporttheplotordatatootherapplications.
3.PressOKtoclosethedialog

Step17.Checktheantennapowerdistribution.
1.Onthetoolbarclick:ICON3DPolarDistribution
2.Usingtherightbuttonofthemouseyoucanexporttheplotordatatootherapplications.
3.Thisplotallowsyoutocomparetheperformanceofthisantennawiththeperformanceofasimpledipoleorotherantennas.Forexample,this
antennahasagainof20dBorlessin70%ofthesurfaceofanimaginaryspherearoundtheantennameaningthattheother30%oftheantenna
hasagainof20dBormore.Ontheotherhand,asimpledipolehasagainof20dBormoreinallitssurface.

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4.Inthesamemanner,thisantennahasagainof10dBormorein17%ofitssurface,whilethesimpledipolehas10dBormorein96%ofits
surface.
5.Youmayusethescrollbartoseethepowerdistributionofthisantennaatotherfrequencies.
6.PressOKtoclosethedialog

Step18.Savethedesign.

Oncetheantennahasbeendesignedandverified,itisagoodideatosavethefinalantennadesign.Onthetoolbarclick: NECSave

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