av367
Newbie level 2
understanding bow-tie antenna
Hi all, I'm new to antenna design, however, am trying to design an antenna for ground penetrating radar. I would like to use a bow-tie antenna for its wide band capabilities, however, I'm strugling with the overall concept. Firstly, would a microstrip antenna be reccomended, condsidering the narrow bandwidth which is associated with them. If so, how should this be fed? from what I can understand about bow-tie antennas is, one side of the antenna is fed through the copper core of a coaxial cable, whilst the other is connected to ground. Is this true for a microstrip bow-tie antenna, how does the ground plane of a micro-strip play a part of this design. What would be another option, other than a microstrip, could I just have the two triagular conuctors of a bow-tie, one connected to a feed (and a baluan) and the other connected to ground. If anyone could help me with this it would be much appreciated, regards Aaron
Hi all, I'm new to antenna design, however, am trying to design an antenna for ground penetrating radar. I would like to use a bow-tie antenna for its wide band capabilities, however, I'm strugling with the overall concept. Firstly, would a microstrip antenna be reccomended, condsidering the narrow bandwidth which is associated with them. If so, how should this be fed? from what I can understand about bow-tie antennas is, one side of the antenna is fed through the copper core of a coaxial cable, whilst the other is connected to ground. Is this true for a microstrip bow-tie antenna, how does the ground plane of a micro-strip play a part of this design. What would be another option, other than a microstrip, could I just have the two triagular conuctors of a bow-tie, one connected to a feed (and a baluan) and the other connected to ground. If anyone could help me with this it would be much appreciated, regards Aaron