EMC antenna?

[FrankW]

Anyone have any recommendations for an EMC antenna
for preliminary EMC testing?
TIA
Frank

 

[Reg Edwards]

Anyone have any recommendations for an EMC antenna
for preliminary EMC testing?
TIA
Frank

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Simplicity is the keynote.

Begin with a simple 3 to 10 feet whip.

Then advance to a 2 or 3 feet diameter tuned loop for directional
purposes.

A multi-turn loop for VLF or a single-turn loop for HF and and VHF.

But to discover the presence of weak interference there's nothing
better than a 50 to 150 foot Inverted-L with a very modest ground
connection.

It greatly depends on the frequency of interest. Antenna sensitivity
for initial ball-park estimation of field strength can be calculated
from antenna dimensions with sufficient degrees of accuracy.

Receiver quality matters much more than the antennas used. Use
calibrated spectrum analysers for important critical work.
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[Scott Stephens]

FrankW wrote:

Anyone have any recommendations for an EMC antenna
for preliminary EMC testing?

Discone - http://www.northcountryradio.com/Articles/discone.htm
(from google, 1st hit)

Scott

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