KONKAN GYANPEETH COLLEGE

1 OF ENGINEERING, KARJAT
Affiliated to University of Mumbai, Approved by A.I.C.T.E. , New Delhi
KonkanGyanpeethShaikshanikSankul, Vengaon Road, Dahivali Karjat, Dist: Raigad 410201

DEPARTMENT OF EXTC

Experiment no 2
AIM:- Write a profram to plot the radiation pattern of simple half wave dipole
antenna .
Software :version Scilab 5.5.2

Therory:
A dipole antenna is a radio antenna that can be made of a simple wire, with a
center-fed driven element. It consists of two metal conductors of rod or wire, oriented
parallel and collinear with each other (in line with each other), with a small space
between them. The radio frequency voltage is applied to the antenna at the center,
between the two conductors. These antennas are the simplest practical
antennas from a theoretical point of view.

Feeding a dipole antenna:

Ideally, a half-wave dipole should be fed using a balanced transmission line matching
its typical 65–70 Ω input impedance. Twin lead with a similar impedance is available
but seldom used and does not match the balanced antenna terminals of most radio and
television receivers. Much more common is the use of common 300 Ω twin lead in
conjunction with a folded dipole.
The driving point impedance of a half-wave folded dipole is 4 times that of a simple
half-wave dipole, thus closely matching that 300 Ω characteristic impedance.
Most FM broadcast band tuners and older analog televisions include balanced 300 Ω
antenna input terminals. However twin lead has the drawback that it is electrically
disturbed by any other nearby conductor (including earth); when used for transmitting,
care must be taken not to place it near other conductors.
 KONKAN GYANPEETH COLLEGE
2 OF ENGINEERING, KARJAT
Affiliated to University of Mumbai, Approved by A.I.C.T.E. , New Delhi
KonkanGyanpeethShaikshanikSankul, Vengaon Road, Dahivali Karjat, Dist: Raigad 410201

Radiation pattern of vertical half-wave dipole; vertical section.(left) & linear scale
( right) In decibels isotropic (dBi)
//AIM : To study and plot the radiation pattern of simple half wave
lamda Sdipole antenna
clc;
clear ;
phi = linspace (0 ,2* %pi ,1000) ;
rad = abs (sin( phi ) ) ;
k =1;// th e multiplication factyor depend upon the current and the wavelength of the
dipole antenna polarplot
Polarplot ( phi ,k * rad )
 KONKAN GYANPEETH COLLEGE
3 OF ENGINEERING, KARJAT
Affiliated to University of Mumbai, Approved by A.I.C.T.E. , New Delhi
KonkanGyanpeethShaikshanikSankul, Vengaon Road, Dahivali Karjat, Dist: Raigad 410201

Result: we plot radaition patteren of a half wave dipole using scilab