ANTIOS2.

ANTENNA
SYNTHESIS
IN THREE
DIMENSIONS

REFERENCES MANUAL

ADVANCED
TOPOGRAPHIC
DEVELOPMENT
& IMAGES

AUTHOR : David MISSUD

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HOW TO USE THE REFERENCE MANUAL

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THE ADOBETM ACROBATTM READERTM WINDOW
The Antios 2 Reference Manual.pdf file is displayed in the AdobeTM AcrobatTM ReaderTM window.

This window is made up of three main zones :

- A tree zone
- A document display zone
- A tool bar

The tree zone displays the list of the topics contained in the document. It gives direct access to the page or to
the document linked to the topic.

The document zone displays the document in full page display mode. This mode can be modified using the
display mode tools.

The tool bar offers several tools allowing to modify the display of the document (zoom, full page or page width
modes, next or previous view, next or previous page) and to access the AdobeTM AcrobatTM SearchTM tool.

: cursor

: zoom

: full page mode

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 : page width mode

: access the AdobeTM AcrobatTM SearchTM tool

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: Re-displays the list of AdobeTM AcrobatTM SearchTM results

THE ADOBE ACROBAT SEARCH TOOL

This tool allows to search a word in all documents included in the Antios 2 index.
Select the tool, then type the word you want to find.
A list of results is displayed at the end of the research. It gives all the documents that contain the word.
Click in the list over the document you want to read. The document is loaded and displayed on screen.
You can reopen the list of Search results via the tool.

ANTIOS 2 REFERENCE MANUAL

This manual is made of one main document linked to many other documents contained in the Help sub-
directories. From this document, you can access any other document you need to read, by selecting it in the
document itself.
A general index allows you to search any words in all documents making up the Reference manual.

By clicking (8 left button) over one topic of the Tree zone in the Antios 2 Reference manual.pdf document,
you will access the page of the general contents that contains the selected topic.
Then click (8 left button) in the Document display zone over the specific topic you need to reach. The
document that treats the topic will be loaded and displayed on screen.

Following graphic icons are found in every document of the Reference manual :

: go to the next page of the document

: go to the previous page of the document

: returns to Antios 2 Reference manual.pdf file at the page of the general

contents containing the topic of the document.

: prints the registration form

Simply click (8 left button) over these icons to activate them.

In the document, some of the words are coloured in green. Most of the time, this colour indicates a link to
another document.
For example,
Ex 1 : Extracted from a function description:

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 See section 'The Boxes' for the description of the Station box.

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Ex 2- Extracted from a box description:
Access : Antenna / New / Edit Antenna Function
command of the Assign one antenna to all panels box
Ex 3 - Extracted from a function procedure :
1/ Load a station (Station / Load Function)

In ex 1, click (8 left button) over the 'Station' word to access the document that is describing the Station box.
In ex 2, click (8 left button) over 'Antenna / New / Edit Antenna' or 'Assign one antenna to all panels' words
to access the document that is describing these boxes
In ex 3, click (8 left button) over the (Station / Load Function) mention to access the document that is
describing the Load functions of the Station box.

When the cursor reaches a link in the document, it changes of form. You can move the cursor over the
document to recognize the links that have been established between the documents.

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SECTION 1 PRESENTATION

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THE 3RD DIMENSION IN THE DESIGN OF THE ANTENNAS SYSTEMS ....................................... P10
COMPATIBILITIES .......................................................................................................... P11
1. The ATDI compatibility ............................................................................................................ p11
2. The office compatibility ............................................................................................................ p11
PRINCIPLES .................................................................................................................. P12
1. The Station ................................................................................................................................ p13
1.1 The structure ...................................................................................................................... p13
1.2 The technical parametering .............................................................................................. p14
1.3 The antennas ...................................................................................................................... p14
2. The calculation .......................................................................................................................... p15
3. The results exploitation ............................................................................................................. p15

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SECTION 2 GETTING STARTED

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HARDWARE & SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS ....................................................................... P18
INSTALLATION .............................................................................................................. P19
1. Installation ................................................................................................................................ p19
2. Driver 3D .................................................................................................................................. p19
GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................................... P20
1. Antios Screen ............................................................................................................................ p20
2. The station ................................................................................................................................. p21
CREATION AND ANALYSIS OF AN ANTENNAS SYSTEM ......................................................... P23
1. Creation of the structure ........................................................................................................... p24
2. Technical configuration ............................................................................................................ p25
3. Calculation of the radiating volume ......................................................................................... p26
4. Exploitation of the results ......................................................................................................... p27

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SECTION 3 REFERENCES

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THE MENUS ................................................................................................................ P32
1. Station Menu ............................................................................................................................. p34
1.1 New .................................................................................................................................... p34
1.2 Load ................................................................................................................................... p35
1.3 Save .................................................................................................................................... p35
1.4 Save as... ............................................................................................................................ p35
1.5 Edit Station ........................................................................................................................ p36
1.6 Print ................................................................................................................................... p36
1.7 Exit ..................................................................................................................................... p37
2. View Menu ................................................................................................................................ p38
2.1 Structure ............................................................................................................................ p38
2.2 Pattern display .................................................................................................................. p38
2.3 Pattern preview .................................................................................................................. p40
2.4 Toolbar ............................................................................................................................... p40
2.5 Status bar ........................................................................................................................... p40
2.6 Options .............................................................................................................................. p41
3. Antenna Menu ........................................................................................................................... p42
3.1 Assign Antenna .................................................................................................................. p42
3.2 New/Edit Antenna .............................................................................................................. p42
3.3 Batch Conversion .............................................................................................................. p43
4. Design Menu ............................................................................................................................. p44
4.1 Panel settings .................................................................................................................... p44
4.2 Add Panel .......................................................................................................................... p44
4.3 Copy Panel ........................................................................................................................ p45
4.4 Delete Panel ...................................................................................................................... p45
4.5 Rotate Structure ................................................................................................................. p46
4.6 Reset Structure ................................................................................................................... p46
5. Patterns Menu ........................................................................................................................... p47
5.1 Compute 3D pattern .......................................................................................................... p47
5.2 Display values ................................................................................................................... p48
5.3 Hide values ........................................................................................................................ p48
5.4 Export values ..................................................................................................................... p48
5.5 2D-ICS Tel ......................................................................................................................... p49
5.5.1 .SPH Option .............................................................................................................................. p49
5.5.2 .SPV Option ............................................................................................................................... p49
5.5.3 .SPH_.SPV Option ..................................................................................................................... p50
5.6 2D HTZ ..................................................................................................................... ......... p50
5.6.1 .H Option ................................................................................................................................... p50
5.6.2 .V Option ................................................................................................................................... p51
5.6.3 .H and .V Option ....................................................................................................................... p51
5.7 3D-ICS Tel ................................................................................................................. ........ p51
5.8 Export ASCII matrix .......................................................................................................... p52
5.9 Don Export ........................................................................................................................ p52
6. Help Menu ................................................................................................................................. p54
6.1 About Antios ...................................................................................................................... p54
THE TOOLS ................................................................................................................. P55
1. The Standards Tools .................................................................................................................. p57
1.1 The New Station tool ......................................................................................................... p58
1.2 The Load Station tool ........................................................................................................ p59

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 1.3 The Save Station tool ......................................................................................................... p60
1.4 The Edit Station tool ......................................................................................................... p61
1.5 The View Structure tool ..................................................................................................... p62

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1.6 The Print Project tool ........................................................................................................ p63
2. The Structure Tools ................................................................................................................... p64
2.1 The Add Panel tool ............................................................................................................ p65
2.2 The Copy Panel tool .......................................................................................................... p66
2.3 The Delete Panel tool ........................................................................................................ p67
2.4 The Rotate Structure tool .................................................................................................. p68
2.5 The Assign Antenna tool ................................................................................................... p69
2.6 The 2D Pattern Preview tool ............................................................................................. p70
3. The Patterns Tools ..................................................................................................................... p71
3.1 The Compute 3D Pattern tool ........................................................................................... p72
3.2 The H polar & V polar tool ............................................................................................... p73
3.3 The H polar V cart tool .................................................................................................... p74
3.4 The H polar tool ................................................................................................................ p75
3.5 The V cart tool ................................................................................................................... p76
3.6 The V polar tool ................................................................................................................. p77
3.7 The 3D view tool ............................................................................................................... p78
3.8 The Display/Hide Values tool ............................................................................................ p79
THE BOXES ................................................................................................................. P80
The Assign one antenna to all panels Box.................................................................................... p82
The Copy Panel Box ...................................................................................................................... p84
The Don Export Box ..................................................................................................................... p86
The Edit Antenna Box .................................................................................................................. p88
1. Parameters page .................................................................................................................. p88
2. Type of Antenna page .......................................................................................................... p89
3. Details page ......................................................................................................................... p90
4. The commands ..................................................................................................................... p91
The Panel settings Box .................................................................................................................. p93
1. Parameters page .................................................................................................................. p93
2. Type of Antenna page .......................................................................................................... p94
3. The commands ..................................................................................................................... p94
The Preview Box ........................................................................................................................... p96
The Start pattern calculation Box ................................................................................................. p98
The Station Box ........................................................................................................................... p100
1. General page ..................................................................................................................... p100
2. Freq./Power page .............................................................................................................. p101
3. The commands ................................................................................................................... p102
The Values Box ........................................................................................................................... p103
The View Options Box ................................................................................................................ p105
THE SCREENS ............................................................................................................ P106
The Structure Screen ................................................................................................................... p108
1. The global view in side-face of the station structure ....................................................... p109
2. The levels view .................................................................................................................. p109
3. The information bar .......................................................................................................... p110
4. The floating menus ............................................................................................................ p110
4.1 General floating menu ................................................................................................................. p110
4.2 Antenna floating menu ................................................................................................................ p110
The Pattern Screens ............................................................................................................ ......... p114
1. The H-V pattern Screens ................................................................................................... p114
1.1 The H-V polar Screen ....................................................................................................... ........... p114

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 1.2 The H-V cartesian Screen ............................................................................................................ p115
2. The H pattern Screen ........................................................................................................ . p116
3. The V pattern Screens ........................................................................................................ p117

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3.1 The V polar Screen ......................................................................................................... ............. p117
3.2 The V cartesian Screen ................................................................................................................ p118
4. The floating menu ........................................................................................................... ... p119
The 3D View Screen .................................................................................................................... p121

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APPENDICES

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FILES DIRECTORIES .................................................................................................... P125
ASCII FILES EXAMPLES (MATRIX, TXT, DON) PRINTED ................................................. P127
COORDINATE CONVERSIONS : GRID CODES .................................................................... P131
1. Codifications ........................................................................................................................... p131
2. Grid cod list in Antios ............................................................................................................. p131
3. List of the Datums used .......................................................................................................... p133

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