Bowles, BAAttwell, CWP2008-08-272008-08-271978-11Bowles, BA and Attwell, CWP. 1978. Some considerations regarding the choice of a matching network for electrically small loop antennas. Chamber of Mines of South Africa Research Organisation Report 64/78, November 1978, pp 39http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2440Chamber of Mines of South Africa Research OrganisationThis report presents a comparison of the three capacitive matching networks most commonly used with electrically small loop antennas. The three networks are considered as special cases of a universal capacitive matching network which together with the antennas is analysed by means of a desk-top calculator. Graphical plots of the important parameters indicate the simple series tuned circuit to have important advantages. Furthermore, narrowband radio frequency modulation techniques are shown to be desirable since the antenna gain and selectivity increase with antenna Q factor and hence cause a reduction of bandwidthenRadio receiversUnderground communicationRadio antennaschamber of minesResearch organisationSouth AfricaReportBowles, B., & Attwell, C. (1978). <i>Some considerations regarding the choice of a matching network for electrically small loop antennas</i> (C.O.M). Chamber of Mines of South Africa. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2440Bowles, BA, and CWP Attwell <i>Some considerations regarding the choice of a matching network for electrically small loop antennas.</i> C.O.M. Chamber of Mines of South Africa, 1978. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2440Bowles B, Attwell C. Some considerations regarding the choice of a matching network for electrically small loop antennas. 1978 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2440TY - Report AU - Bowles, BA AU - Attwell, CWP AB - This report presents a comparison of the three capacitive matching networks most commonly used with electrically small loop antennas. The three networks are considered as special cases of a universal capacitive matching network which together with the antennas is analysed by means of a desk-top calculator. Graphical plots of the important parameters indicate the simple series tuned circuit to have important advantages. Furthermore, narrowband radio frequency modulation techniques are shown to be desirable since the antenna gain and selectivity increase with antenna Q factor and hence cause a reduction of bandwidth DA - 1978-11 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Radio receivers KW - Underground communication KW - Radio antennas KW - chamber of mines KW - Research organisation KW - South Africa LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 1978 T1 - Some considerations regarding the choice of a matching network for electrically small loop antennas TI - Some considerations regarding the choice of a matching network for electrically small loop antennas UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2440 ER -