How do I create a custom FM broadcast antenna?

We are currently working on a program that will output a signal strength map for FM broadcast. We will utilize the LongleyRice model and the coverage function for this. However, we need to make a custom transmitter antenna that will at least match the patterns of existing commercial ones such as Jampro's Penatrator and Shively's 6600 FM transmitter antenna. Is there a way to create models for such FM broadcast antennas?

Answer 1

[Raghunathraju]

Hi,

Currently we have three apps supporting Antenna Design ,

1.Antenna Designer

Here you can select antennas from the antenna gallery based on general properties of antenna or its performance and model them.

2.AntennaArrayDesigner

Here you can model different kinds of arrays based on the requirement and analyse them.

3.PCBAntennaDesigner

In this app, you can design custom Antennas with single feed or multi-feed .However, it is possible to design only planar structures in this app.

Currently it is not possible to design 3D CustomAntenna using AntennaToolbox. However, you can use Antenna Catalog to select and design the antenna as per your requirement.