ANTENNA | FREQ. RANGE | USAGE | NOTES |
LOOP | 1 KHz TO 30 MHz | Magnetic Field | 20 dB dynamic range for 1 KHz |
ROD | 1 KHz TO 30 MHz | Radiated Emissions | 41 inches long, uses ground plane and active amplifier |
BICONICAL | 20 MHz to 200 MHz | Radiated Emissions | Required by automotive standards |
DIPOLE | 100 MHz to 1 GHz | Shielding Effectiveness | more efficient above 400 MHz |
LOG PERIODIC | 200 MHz to 1 GHz | Radiated Emissions | CISPR 25 |
BICONLOG | 20 MHz to 1 GHz | Radiated Emissions | Europeean requirements |
LOG SPIRAL | 200 MHz to 10 GHz | Shielding Effectiveness | Cone-shaped. Can't distiguish between horizontal and vertical polarization |
HORN | above 1 GHz | RE, RI ALSE | Highly efficient, directional, can be harmful causing blindness, glaucoma |
RIDGED HORN | 1 GHz to 10 GHz | RI ALSE | Broadband |
HOOD | | RI ALSE | Horn antenna with a metallic hood around it for safety. |
HAND-HELD | | Shielding Effectiveness | |
DISCONE | | Shielding Effectiveness | not directional |
YAGI | below 100 MHz | Shielding Effectiveness | |