- Radio Spectrum and the Radio Frequency (RF) Transmission Basics
- Basic RF definitions
- Frequency and wavelength relationships
- Propagation: E and H fields
- Antenna polarization: Horizontal, vertical and circular
- The radio spectrum
- ITU band designations
- IEEE military bands
- Multipath and fading in a mobile environment
- Constructive and destructive interference
- Scattering and ducting
- Frequency selective fading
- Multipath radio signals
- Rayleigh fading and multipath reception
- How to handle multipath fading
- Path loss calculations
- Summary of important RF concepts
- Antenna Design and Performance Issues
- Functional purpose of an antenna
- Antenna characteristics and terminology
- The reference isotropic antenna
- Gain and directivity calculations
- The capture effect
- Antenna patterns
- Beamwidth
- Aperture
- Side lobe definition
- Front-to-back ratio
- Satellite antenna polarization: Linear and circular
- Antenna Arrays for the HF Bands
- Horizontal dipole
- Broadband dipole
- Rhombic antenna
- Inverted V
- Fixed horizontal and vertical log-periodic
- Rotatable log periodic
- Rotatable curtain array
- Inverted L
- Broadband monopole
- UHF Band Antennas
- Yagi
- Log-periodic
- Cellular system antenna considerations
- 800 MHz and 1900 MHz antenna design considerations
- Receive diversity and diversity combining
- Antenna physical features and tower mounting
- Cellular sectorized antenna configurations
- Antenna tilt and cell coverage patterns
- Transmit and receive diversity antennas
- Monopole and collinear optional design features
- Smart phased-array antennas: Switched beam and adaptive array
- MIMO
- DOA estimation
- Cell tower classifications
- Lattice
- Monopole
- Guyed
- Stealth
- WiMAX and WiFi access point antenna options
- Microwave and Radar Antennas
- Parabolic dish
- Horns
- Fan-Beam
- Cosecant squared pattern
- Stacked-beam cosecant squared pattern
- Cassegrain antenna
- Phased-array antennas
- Phased array feed systems: Active and passive
- Phase shifter theory
- Wrap-up: Course Review, Q/A, and Evaluations
