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In this Chapter we are concerned with the radiation at great distances from antennas. We will introduce the concepts of directivity, gain and input impedance. We will make use of the results of Chapter 2 to determine the properties of elementary dipoles and aperture antennas.
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Balanis, C.A., Antenna Theory and Design, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2nd edition, 1997.
Collin, R.E., Antennas and Radiowave Propagation, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1985.
Collin, R.E. and Zucker, F.J. (eds), Antenna Theory, Parts 1 and 2, McGraw-Hill, New York, 1969.
Schelkunoff, S.A. and Friis, H.T., Antenna Theory and Practice, Wiley, New York, 1952.
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Drabowitch, S., Papiernik, A., Griffiths, H.D., Encinas, J., Smith, B.L. (2005). Antennas in transmission. In: Modern Antennas. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-26231-4_4
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