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Welcome To Antennas 101 (.PDF)

June 2, 2020
With a little help from this introductory guide, even non-RF engineers can take advantage of wireless technology.

This article is part of the TechXchangeAntenna Design 101

Antennas are much more than simple devices connected to every radio. They’re the transducers that convert the voltage from a transmitter into a radio signal. And they pick radio signals out of the air and convert them into a voltage for recovery in a receiver.

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