Such an antenna might be a 15 dBi gain antenna, but it actually fluctuates between 14 dBi and 16 dBi, averaging essentially 15 dBi and registering a flat response.
This reality directly counters the common misconception that antenna gain is analogous to amplifier gain: additional antenna gain does not create power, either in added field or voltage. Antenna gain also has a direct correlation to both antenna directivity and beamwidth. Higher gain antennas achieve extra power by focusing on a reduced area; thus, the greater the gain, the smaller the area covered measured in degrees of beamwidth.
Antenna gain and beamwidth always are inversely proportional. Returning to the balloon analogy from above, the harder you squeeze, the further out other areas of the balloon will go as its energy is directed to a smaller area. This act of focusing directivity reduces the beamwidth; consequently, the coverage of the product under test is reduced. This scenario represents increasing gain.
This analogy can be related to all variances of gain. Thus, when designing test specifications or performing a test, ensure that you are properly applying appropriate beamwidth coverage to the antenna. Typically, in compliance testing, a degree beamwidth provides decent coverage at one meter away Fig. Again, it bears stressing that higher antenna gain is not always advantageous. For example, if you're testing a vehicle, you're going to have to sweep multiple times and you want a wider beamwidth, because it means fewer test setups.
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As a transmitting antenna, the gain describes how well the antenna converts input power into radio waves headed in a specified direction. As a receiving antenna, the gain describes how well the antenna converts radio waves arriving from a specified direction into electrical power.
A plot of the gain as a function of direction is called the radiation pattern. In practice, gain is always less than the directivity D. Directive Gain G d : It is the ratio of radiation intensity in a particular direction to the average radiated power. The maximum value of directive gain is the directivity D of the antenna. The author is a final year B. Good, I search the net for the content of attenna gain. But only this one is the best tutorial material and it is very helpful, I think.
Hi Can you please tell me: which antenna is better from below: 1. Having 30dBi Min gain 2. Having 15dB Min Gain.
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