There is no way to cover all the important concepts of directional antennas in a single column. There have been many voluminous tomes written about this subject. This month we will look at some of the ...

Antennas are mandatory for a product to connect via radio frequency. Obvious examples are cell phones, satellite communications, and even our garage-door openers. But the Internet of Things is ...

The authors are president and vice president, respectively, of Communications Technologies Inc., a consultancy in Marlton, N.J. Fig. 1: Measured vertical (purple) and horizontal (blue) field strength ...

In terms of reception strength and picture quality, this is one of the better antennas we’ve reviewed. But the blue light bugs us. Terk’s latest iteration of its Omni-series of multi-directional ...

Get ’em while they’re hot: a new session of HackadayU just opened with classes from three fantastic instructors and seats are filling up fast. Introduction to Antenna Basics — Instructor Karen Rucker ...

From early mobile phones to the IoT, wireless and antenna design has contributed to the evolution of comms. Colin Newman reflects on his company’s history, and future prospects. Changes in antenna ...