Antenna components

1. What are the 3 basic types of antennas?
2. What are the two types of antenna elements?
3. What are the main parameters of an antenna?

What are the 3 basic types of antennas?

There are several different types of antennas in three broad categories: omni-directional, directional, and semi-directional.

What are the two types of antenna elements?

A Dipole Antenna is made up two conductors in the same axis and the length of the wire need to be small compared to the wavelength. A Loop antenna is formed by a single or multiple turn of wire forming a loop.

What are the main parameters of an antenna?

Typical parameters of antennas are gain, bandwidth, radiation pattern, beamwidth, polarization, and impedance. The antenna pattern is the response of the antenna to a plane wave incident from a given direction or the relative power density of the wave transmitted by the antenna in a given direction.