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An Introduction to EZNEC
Rick Hiller – W5RH
Antenna Modeling for the Radio Amateur
copyright w5rh
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What are our antenna design goals?
• Resonance
• Low SWR (matched to feedline)
• Gain (maximized)
• Angle of radiation for the main lobe
• Elimination of noise (f/B ratio)
Antenna modeling can help you attain
any or all of these antenna attributes
in your next design.
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Antenna Modeling • EZNEC – A PC based application to design,
test, troubleshoot and learn about antennas
“E Z” NEC
• The “Interface” to the NEC Engine
– Numerical Electromagnetics Code
– Statistical Estimations -- Method of Moments
– NEC – written 1970 at Lawrence Livermore Lab
– Now, up to version 4 (licensed Pro version)
• EZNEC.com Roy Lewallen W7EL
– Versions – Free, Standard and Professional
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EZNEC web page www.eznec.com
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NEC Engine Info www.nec2.org
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“Free” modeling programs
MMANA-GAL 4NEC2
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EZNEC Demo• Antenna “wires” Definition -- X,Y,Z
• Define “source(s)” -- feedpoint(s)
• Specify global definitions (units, plot type)
• Specify output display characteristics
• Various antenna results – graphic and numerical
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Antenna Modeling with EZNECRick Hiller – W5RH
ReferencesEZNEC.com ARRL Antenna Handbook
4NEC2.com ARRL Antenna Compendiums
MMANA-GAL.com QST Articles – QST Search
NEC2.org ANTENNAS (2nd) – Krause
Antenna Modeling Course (Google this)
How to Start Modeling Antennas using EZNEC
Greg Ordy, W8WWV Contest University Dayton 2011
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Additional Information
• ON4UN’s Low-Band Dxing (5th edition)
• ARRL Antenna Book (special EZNEC V6 )
• EZNEC Manual
• QST Articles – Ward Silver
• W4RNL – Cebik Articles online
• Antenna Designs – Directly Fed Yagi’s
• Array of Light book– N6BT
• Jason Johnson – Optibeam UK web site
• Ancillary Programs – AutoEZ --AC6LA
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AC6LA.com – Dan Maguire
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Written by W5RH
A Monthly Column in the BVARC Beacon
Articles about Antennas, transmission lines
and matching networks
www.bvarc.org/newsletters.php
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