RF Antenna Design Guide

Reference for far-field RF antenna design (monopole, dipole, PIFA, meander, patch, loop, helical, chip).

Topics Covered

• RF vs NFC — radiated far-field vs inductive near-field
• Antenna Families — monopole, dipole, PIFA, meander, patch, loop, helical, chip
• VSWR & Return Loss — bare vs matched feed impedance
• Matching Networks — L, Pi and T topologies
• Ground Planes — counterpoise size and efficiency
• Efficiency, Gain & Bandwidth — substrate loss and the Chu limit
• Bench Bring-up — VNA tuning and FCC/RED pre-compliance

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