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Electrically Short Vertical Monopole Antenna over an Infinitely Large
Ground Plane
The model of an electrically short vertical monopole antenna over an infinitely large ground plane is shown in
Figure 37. The term "electrically short" describes an antenna much shorter than one wavelength. Our focus will be
on antennas 6 to 15 cm long, whereas at 100 MHz a wavelength is approximately 3 m.
XANT
IANT
RANT
Antenna Model
Figure 37. Model of an Electrically Short Vertical Monopole Antenna over an Infinitely Large
Ground Plane
XANT = Antenna Reactance
RANT = Antenna Radiation Resistance
IANT = Antenna Current
The antenna radiation resistance models the antenna power dissipating element and is given as:
RANT = 202-----c---f--L-- 2
, where L = meters, c = 3 x 108 m/s
The radiated power is given as:
PANT
=
I2RANT
=
I220
2------c--f--L--
2
, where L = meters, c = 3 x 108 m/s
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