Basic Antenna Modeling

Basic Antenna Modeling introduces the reader to the art and craft of good antenna modeling using NEC-2. The principles of antenna modeling are perfectly general and apply to all versions of NEC-2. The 475-page tutorial contains 21 chapters, an appendix containing extensive information that is useful to modelers, and an index. The text is designed for both individual self-study or for classroom use. Plus, the book is accompanied with 300 exercise files for 150 antennas in .NEC format (for same files in EZNEC format, see below). These files will really help get you started modeling right away.

The tutorial is divided into three main parts. Part A covers basic modeling and model testing, while Part B explores common modeling techniques, limitations, and work-arounds. Part C introduces the modeler to techniques and cautions that apply to practical antenna work. Each chapter contains a number of basic exercise models--included on disk or CDROM with the book--along with variations used in the exercises. The exercises involve user modeling, but are accompanied by extensive commentary on the modeling technique, situation, or antenna type. There are over 150 different exercise models, and the total number of .NEC files is over 330. The models alone provide the new modeler with a useful collection of basic antenna designs. This 22-chapter book of more than 475 pages contains the following sections:

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section	Title of Sections
	Introduction
PART A	Basic Modeling and Model Testing
Chapter 1	NEC-2
Chapter 2	Modeling Preparations
Chapter 3	Basic Antenna Models
Chapter 4	NEC Output Data
Chapter 5	Careful Model Construction
Chapter 6	Convergence Testing
Chapter 7	Frequency Specification
PART B	Common Modeling Techniques, Limitations, and Work-Arounds
Chapter 8	Source Types and Placement
Chapter 9	Tapered-Diameter Elements
Chapter 10	Geometry Limitations
Chapter 11	Grounds and Applications
Chapter 12	Resistive Loads
Chapter 13	Reactive Loads
Chapter 14	Transmission Lines
PART C	Practical Antenna Modeling
Chapter 15	Monopoles and Ground Planes
Chapter 16	Vertically Polarized Antennas and Arrays
Chapter 17	Bi-directional Wire Arrays
Chapter 18	Yagis
Chapter 19	Horizontal Parasitic and Phased Arrays
Chapter 20	VHF/UHF Antennas
Chapter 21	Special Structures
Appendix	Some Useful Data for Antenna Modelers

For further details of the above sections, click here for an Analytical Table of Contents
And, to see a partial list of models included in the tutorial click here.
For a sample Chapter on Yagi antennas: View Chapter 18 (in pdf format).
OR, if you prefer, download the Chapter 18 PDF file in ZIP format by clicking here.
Note: Adobe Acrobat Reader is needed to view the PDF. A free copy can be downloaded from the Adobe website.
Also, the ZIP PDF download will require unzipping using a decompression program like WinZip
Also, See the next step up Tutorial Book - Intermediate Antenna Modeling

Using the Tutorial Book with EZNEC

If your would like to use the tutorial volume with EZNEC software, you may obtain the same complete set of exercise files in the proprietary EZNEC format at: Basic Excercise Models in .EZ Format

Also, See the next step up Tutorial Book - Intermediate Antenna Modeling

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>>> Above book includes 330+ Exercise modeling files in .NEC format <<<

	Basic Antenna Modeling: A Hands-On Tutorial Includes 330+ NEC Modeling files L. B. Cebik, W4RNL
	Save 20% on price with purchase of both Tutorial Books Includes apprx 1000 pre-compiled models! Use them as examples and/or modify them to fit your projects!