LOW-FREQUENCY INPUT IMPEDANCE OF A VERY LARGE LOOP ANTENNA WITH A MOUNTAIN CORE

Authors
BARR R IRELAND W
Citation
R. Barr et W. Ireland, LOW-FREQUENCY INPUT IMPEDANCE OF A VERY LARGE LOOP ANTENNA WITH A MOUNTAIN CORE, IEE proceedings. Part H, Microwaves, antennas and propagation, 140(2), 1993, pp. 84-90
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
IEE proceedings. Part H, Microwaves, antennas and propagation → ACNP
ISSN journal
0950107X
Volume
140
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
84 - 90
Database
ISI
SICI code
0950-107X(1993)140:2<84:LIIOAV>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
The paper describes the establishment of an LF/VLF/ELF transmitting an tenna at Homer tunnel near Milford Sound in the South Island of New Ze aland. The antenna consisted of a 3.3 km-long PVC-covered aluminium co nductor passing through the tunnel and over the mountain above, formin g a large vertical loop antenna with a lossy core. Measurements of the input impedance of the antenna are presented and compared with theore tical estimates.