Affiliation:
1. “Nicolae Bălcescu” Land Forces Academy , Sibiu , Romania
Abstract
Abstract
The paper proposes the use of MATLAB simulations as a first step in identifying proper antennas to be used in specific ultra-high frequency (UHF) communication links. Giving that fractal antennas provide interesting features, we aimed at comparing a few of their significant parameters with those of a monopole antenna so as to ensure signal coverage between two real sites situated at 5.82 km distance in a mixture of urban and flat – open terrain conditions. We started from the requirements imposed to the return loss of the antenna and to the link margin, we established their desired thresholds and then computed solutions regarding which antenna type in the set provide the highest received power and on which frequency sub-bands can be successfully used. The studied fractal antenna set were from the series Koch, Koch loop and Sierpinski. The chosen radio link refers to a real situation on the map. Generally, different narrow bands were provided by each antenna regardless of its type, but still, comparing them with the monopole, better solutions could be identified.
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