HELICAL ANTENNA

PREPARED BY
B.S.NAGESWARARAO
ASST PROF
ESWAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
NARASARAOPET
GUNTUR
ANDHRA PRADESH

It is broad band VHF and UHF Antenna

It provide circular polarization
 It
contains HELIX of thick copper wire
or
 Wounding in the shape of screw thread
Used as antenna in conjuction with
metal plate
Metal plate acts as ground plane
 Helixis fed by coaxial cable
 One end of helix connects to inner
conductor of coaxial cable
 Outer conductor connects to the
ground plane
Mode of radiation depend on
Diameter of the helix D and turn
spacing S
Feed wire lies in the plane through
helix axis( between A and B)
Length of feed wire equal to S/2
Various dimensitions of helix
MODES OF OPERATION

1) NORMAL MODE (or) PERPENDICULAR MODE

2)AXIAL (or) BEAM MODE
Normal mode

 In this mode radiation pattern is same as

broad side array
 Perpendicular to the axis of helix
 Circular polarization
 This mode obtain when dimensions of helix
are less than LEMBDA
 SUCH SMALL HELIX BAND WIDTH NARROW AND RADIATION
EFIIENCY IS LOW
 RADIATION PATTERN IS COMBINATION OF SMALL DIPOLE
AND LOOP ANTENNA
 HELIX
IS SERIES COMBINATION OF LOOP AND
DIPOLE ANTENNAS
 LOOPDIAMETER IS EQUAL TO HELIX
DIAMETER
 HELIX
SPACE IS EQUAL TO LENGTH OF
DIPOLE
 RADIATION OF HELIX IN NORMAL MODE IS THE COMBINATION OF

DIPOLE AND LOOP RESPECTIVELY

AXIAL RATIO (AR)
WHEN
 THIS
IS THE CONDITION FOR PITCH ANGLE
TO GET CIRCULAR POLARIZATION
 THIS
MODE IS LIMITED USE BECAUSE OF LOW
BANDWIDTH AND RADIATION EFFIENCY
AXIAL MODE (CONDITIONS)
DESIGN PROCEDURE
IMPORTANT PARAMETERS
 BEAM WIDTH
 GAIN
 IMPEDENCE
 AXIAL RATIO
END