Creation of a Single Beam Antenna

In this section, you will be guided through the process of creating an Antenna with a single beam. The Beam may be circular, elliptical or shaped in cross-section.

Begin by selecting Antenna from the Model Menu

Select the Single Beam option and click Ok. The Antenna properties dialog will be displayed.

Antenna Properties Dialog
Antenna Properties Dialog

Antenna Name

The name of the Antenna (defaults to Antenna Type) is shown in bold in the top left-hand corner of the dialog. When the mouse passes over the name, the cursor also changes to a ‘caret’

Before Mouse Over
Before Mouse Over

If you click on the name, it changes to an edit box so that you can enter a name for your Antenna. This is shown below.

After Clicked
After Clicked

There are four options under Single Beam, each relating to how the cross-section of the beam will be specified. The choice made determines what other parameters are needed to fully define the Antenna.

Each of the input parameter options is now explained in turn.