I often get asked on which channel X or Y antennas are tuned too. The short answer is: There’s no such thing as a tune so specific that it encompass a single channel, for hobbyist at least. The long answer is a perfect tune on a certain channel won’t make any difference as the bandwidth […]
The pagoda antenna was developed by Maarten Baert as a free to use design. It quickly became a popular antenna, with multiple brands selling them as is or with various attempts to encase or otherwise protect it. In this post we will study the inner functioning of the pagoda and what are the effects of […]
S11 (return losses) is another expression for SWR (standing waves ratio) and IMO a better one. It is the ratio of port #1 to port #1, in other words, what comes out of port #1 relative to what you injected in port #1. When you send power to an antenna, some of it is reflected […]