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Basic Antenna Concepts

Program ID: DEF 1501P
Program type: Short Courses (weekday)
CEUs: 2.1

Location/
(Accommodations)
Program Administrator Start End Status Cost
Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
(Georgia Tech Hotel)
Dr. Larry Corey February 16, 2010 February 18, 2010 Register here $1,395.00
Section ID: 10166/220410332

    NOTES:
  • -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
  • -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group.
  • -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

Meeting time(s):
•Tuesday, February 16, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, February 17, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, February 18, 2010 (8:00 AM-4:30 PM)


Country Inns & Suites, Denver
(Country Inns & Suites, Denver)
Dr. Larry Corey June 1, 2010 June 4, 2010 Register here $1,595.00
Section ID: 10268/220411108

    NOTES:
  • -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
  • -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group.
  • -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

Meeting time(s):
•Tuesday, June 1, 2010 (12:00 PM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, June 2, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, June 3, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Friday, June 4, 2010 (8:00 AM-12:00 PM)


Las Vegas Marriott Suites
(Las Vegas Marriott Suites)
Dr. Larry Corey August 17, 2010 August 19, 2010 Register here $1,595.00
Section ID: 10164/220411066

    NOTES:
  • -- On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before the class start time.
  • -- Discount available for companies that send 3 or more people to this course. Call 404-385-3501 to register your group.
  • -- Georgia Tech employees should call 404-385-3501 to register by phone, and have their PeopleSoft number ready.

Meeting time(s):
•Tuesday, August 17, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Wednesday, August 18, 2010 (8:00 AM-5:00 PM)
•Thursday, August 19, 2010 (8:00 AM-4:30 PM)



Course Description

Understand the fundamental properties, operations, utilizations, and applications of antennas. Focus on intuitive physical explanations, and laboratory demonstrations. When equations are used, they are not derived. Instead, the significance of each will be explained; all terms will be clearly defined; and examples will be given to illustrate how they are used.

Who Should Attend

  • Nonantenna specialists who want to get a basic understanding of antennas
  • Anyone needing the necessary background to complete the Antenna Engineering Certificate

How You Will Benefit

  • Gain a working knowledge of what antennas do
  • Learn to construct a basic antenna
  • Examine how antennas work
  • Master measuring antennas
  • Know when to use what type of antennas
  • Understand how the environment impacts antenna performance
  • Learn what to consider when choosing antennas for a specific application
  • Learn the mathematical and physics principles needed for antenna courses
  • Discover how to use computer simulation to analyze various types of antennas

What You Will Cover

  • Antenna Definitions
  • Low-Gain Antennas
  • Medium-Gain Antennas
  • Antenna Construction Lab
  • Transmission Lines
  • Reflector Antennas
  • Array Antennas
  • Fundamentals of Propagation
  • Modeling & Simulation of Antennas
  • Antenna Hardware Examples
  • Basic Antenna Measurements
  • Antenna Measurements Lab
  • Rules, Regulations, and Governance
  • Antenna Placement and Siting Considerations
  • Radiation Hazards and Considerations
  • Antenna Applications
  • Polarization Demonstration
  • Basic Antenna Principles

Course Materials

Participants receive a notebook and CD-ROM of course lectures and software used in lectures or laboratories.

Daily Laboratory Sessions

Laboratory sessions provide practical experience and reinforce lecture information, including constructing basic antennas, how antenna measurements are made using radiation pattern and VSWR measurements, and making basic antenna calculations with Excel spreadsheets.

Certificates

This course is an elective for the:

Course Administrator

For more information about this course or an offering at your location, contact Larry E. Corey at 404-407-7662 or larry.corey@gtri.gatech.edu.

The Instructors

Larry E. Corey, associate director of the Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, or SEAL, at Georgia Tech Research Institute, has more than 31 years experience in the design, analysis, characterization, and simulation of all types of microwave antennas. His primary research is low-cost phased array antennas for advanced radar applications. He spent four years at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, where he also directed research in low-cost and low-power density phased array antennas.

John K. Daher, a principal research engineer in GTRI's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, has more than 26 years of research experience in the areas of EMI/EMC, modeling, analysis, and measurement of electromagnetic effects on electronic systems, electromagnetic propagation, nuclear electromagnetic pulse, and high power microwave and RF weapon systems.

Glenn Hopkins a senior research engineer with GTRI's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, has more than 18 years of experience in the design, prototyping, and testing of array antennas and components. He has primarily focused on printed circuit architectures for array radiators, phase shifters and feed networks.

Jeff Kemp, GTRI senior research scientist, has more than 10 years of experience in modeling, analysis, measurements of antennas, and antennas in radar systems.

Barry Mitchell, a senior research engineer in the Electromagnetic and Antennas Division of GTRI's Sensors and Electromagnetic Applications Laboratory, was manager of the GTRI Electromagnetic Test and Evaluation Facility for six years. His responsibilities include management, operation, and repair and upgrade of the test ranges that comprise the EMTEF (Far-Field Range, Near-Field Range, Indoor Anechoic Chamber Range, Compact Range, and RCS/Antenna Turntable Range).

Course Location and Times

  • Atlanta, Georgia Tech Global Learning Center
  • Denver, Country Inn & Suites
  • Orlando, Fla., Shades of Green on Walt Disney World Resort
  • 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday
  • 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday
  • On the first day, check in at least 30 minutes before class start time.

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