Introduction

Antenna theory is a self explanatory term, but to get into the specifics, this section describes all the basics you would need to know in order to get an understanding of the team's Link Budget, or learn how to pick parts. This section covers everything from what different radiation patterns look like, to the all-important Friis Transmission Equation.

The latest link budget can be seen below:

UW Orbital Link Budget

What is a Link Budget?

Antenna Fields

Radiation Patterns & Beamwidth

Common Antenna Types

Directivity

Radiation Efficiency

Gain

Impedance Mismatch

Polarization

Effective Aperture

Friis Transmission Equation

Noise Temperature

Eb/N0 and SNR