HELICAL ANTENNA

It is broad band VHF and UHF Antenna

It provide circular polarization
Itcontains HELIX of thick copper wire
or
Wounding in the shape of screw
threadin
Used as antenna with
conjuction 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
 Inthis mode radiation patternis 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

 LOOP DIAMETER IS EQUAL TO HELIX DIAMETER

 HELIX SPACE IS EQUAL TO LENGTH OF DIPOLE

 RADIATION OF HELIX IN NORMAL MODE IS THE COMBINATION OF
Of DIPOLE AND LOOP RESPECTIVELY
AXIAL RATIO
(AR)
WHEN
 THISIS THE CONDITION FOR PITCH ANGLE
TO GET CIRCULAR POLARIZATION
 THIS
MODE IS LIMITED USE BECAUSE OF LOW
BANDWIDTH AND RADIATION EFFIENCY
AXIAL MODE (CONDITIONS)

The terminal resistance is resistive at the resonant frequency i.e the terminal
impedance
140 C
R 

DESIGN PROCEDURE
IMPORTANT
PARAMETERS
 BEAM WIDTH
 GAIN
 IMPEDENCE
 AXIAL RATIO
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