Frequency Spectrum Antennas Amateur Radio
Frequency Spectrum Antennas Amateur Radio
Frequency Spectrum Antennas Amateur Radio
Troy Rank
Frequency spectrum
Focus On:
HF High Frequency
VHF Very High Frequency
UHF Ultra High Frequency
Lower Microwave Frequencies
HF
Frequency Range
3-30MHz
Who Uses HF?
Military
Marine
Aeronautical
Radio Amateurs
World Band Radio
HF - Modes
Analog Modes
AM, USB, LSB, CW
Digital Modes
SSTV (slow scan tv)
Amtor / Pactor
RTTY
PSK31
WeFax
BPL?
VHF/ UHF
VHF 30-300 MHz
UHF 300MHz - 3 GHZ
Short Range
No Ionospheric propagation
Who Doesnt?
VHF/UHF Applications
FM broadcast Radio
Broadcast TV
Police
Commercial
Cell Phones
Satellite Communications
802.11b/g
UHF/VHF modes
FM, USB, LSB, AM (on lower freqs)
Digital modes
Packet Radio
Digital Voice
IRLP
APRS
UHF/VHF Repeaters
Retransmit signals
Longer usable range
Receive on one Frequency
Transmit on a separate Frequency
Intermodulation
Duplexers
Duplexers
IRLP
Internet Radio Linking Project
Connects Repeaters
Uses Internet For connection
Amateur Satellite
VHF for transmit
UHF for receive
Types
Repeaters
Digipeaters
Other data
Beyond UHF
3-300GHZ (Microwave region)
Large Bandwidth
Health hazard
Highly directional signals used
Applications 3-300GHZ
Wireless Data Links
Broadband Internet links
Large bandwidth
Radar
Wireless USB
Amateur Microwave
Contesting
What is Amateur Radio
Hobby
Provide Emergency Communication
Cubical Quad
Ground Plane
Aperature
Crossed Yagi
Helix
Yagi
Aperature
Commonly used for microwave freqs
Ground Plane
Omni directional
Crossed Yagi and Helix