In radio systems, many different antenna types are used whose properties are especially crafted for particular applications.
Most often, the greatest effect is due to the size (wavelength) of the radio waves the antenna is to intercept or produce; one competing second effect is differences in optimization for receiving and for transmitting; another competing influence is the number and bandwidth of the frequenc(y/ies) that any single antenna must intercept or emit.
In radio systems, many different antennatypes are used whose properties are especially crafted for particular applications. Most often, the greatest...
A parabolic antenna is an antenna that uses a parabolic reflector, a curved surface with the cross-sectional shape of a parabola, to direct the radio...
log-periodic antenna, and the corner reflector antenna. These antennatypes, or combinations of several single-frequency versions of one type or (rarely)...
electromagnetic (e.g., TV or radio) waves Antennatypes, a list of the many different types of radio and microwave antennas Antennae Galaxies, the name of two...
A horn antenna or microwave horn is an antenna that consists of a flaring metal waveguide shaped like a horn to direct radio waves in a beam. Horns are...
and telecommunications a dipole antenna or doublet is one of the two simplest and most widely-used types of antenna; the other is the monopole.[full...
radiator antenna of AM radio station Whip antenna on a walkie-talkie In radio communication, an omnidirectional antenna is a class of antenna which radiates...
An antenna array (or array antenna) is a set of multiple connected antennas which work together as a single antenna, to transmit or receive radio waves...
A monopole antenna is a class of radio antenna consisting of a straight rod-shaped conductor, often mounted perpendicularly over some type of conductive...
are two (possibly three) distinct types: Large loop antennas Large loops are also called self-resonant loop antennas or full-wave loops; they have a perimeter...
Television antennas are manufactured in two different types: "indoor" antennas, to be located on top of or next to the television set, and "outdoor" antennas, mounted...
A microwave antenna is a physical transmission device used to broadcast microwave transmissions between two or more locations. In addition to broadcasting...
In telecommunications and radar, a Cassegrain antenna is a parabolic antenna in which the feed antenna is mounted at or behind the surface of the concave...
Smart antennas (also known as adaptive array antennas, digital antenna arrays, multiple antennas and, recently, MIMO) are antenna arrays with smart signal...
A fractal antenna is an antenna that uses a fractal, self-similar design to maximize the effective length, or increase the perimeter (on inside sections...
transmitting antennas, antennas on missiles and aircraft, sector antennas for cellular base stations, and particularly marine radar antennas. A slot antenna's main...
ground plane antenna or a coaxial dipole. Antennatypes Very high frequency Kodoian, Armig G. "Patent application for a discone antenna" (PDF). pentodepress...
A helical antenna is an antenna consisting of one or more conducting wires wound in the form of a helix. A helical antenna made of one helical wire, the...
for which none of the many existing antennatypes are adequate. The computer program starts with simple antenna shapes, then adds or modifies elements...
In telecommunication, a microstrip antenna (also known as a printed antenna) usually is an antenna fabricated using photolithographic techniques on a...
US patent 7,151,497 Coaxial Antenna System on December 19, 2006, after filing in 2003 for new types of coaxial antennas with reduced size providing efficient...
A patch antenna is a type of antenna with a low profile, which can be mounted on a surface. It consists of a planar rectangular, circular, triangular,...
A whip antenna is an antenna consisting of a straight flexible wire or rod. The bottom end of the whip is connected to the radio receiver or transmitter...
A lens antenna is a directional antenna that uses a shaped piece of microwave-transparent material to bend and focus microwaves by refraction, as an optical...
The Moxon antenna or Moxon rectangle is a simple and mechanically rugged two-element parasitic array, single-frequency antenna. It takes its name from...
A turnstile antenna, or crossed-dipole antenna, is a radio antenna consisting of a set of two identical dipole antennas mounted at right angles to each...
A reconfigurable antenna is an antenna capable of modifying its frequency and radiation properties dynamically, in a controlled and reversible manner...