From early mobile phones to the IoT, wireless and antenna design has contributed to the evolution of comms. Colin Newman reflects on his company’s history, and future prospects. Changes in antenna ...

When it comes to actual antennas in the real world, much of our knowledge is empirical. We know very broadly theories that explain how a point charge radiates (Maxwell’s equations), the need for ...

Get ’em while they’re hot: a new session of HackadayU just opened with classes from three fantastic instructors and seats are filling up fast. Introduction to Antenna Basics — Instructor Karen Rucker ...

This blog discusses several challenges behind developing mmWave radar systems for the next generation of smart cars and trucks and looks at new capabilities recently added to electronic design ...

Why there’s a need for a lightweight, easily reconfigured antenna. The clever and simple design devised by the researchers. Some aspects of performance evaluations in various configurations. Antennas ...

This application note is intended for designers who are incorporating RF into Part 15-compliant designs. It is designed to give the reader a basic understanding of an antenna’s function, operational ...

I have always been amazed by how much difference a good antenna makes in a wireless application. It became pretty clear to me at an early age as a ham radio operator that a good antenna is the ...

These days, when it comes to GPS devices the antenna is typically part of the package. But what better opportunity for [Pepijn] to learn how to make a GPS antenna from scratch for a badge add-on? A ...

All aircraft start out looking sleek and graceful. Then comes the avionics department, and their sleekness diminishes because every surface seems to have an antenna attached. Large or mission-specific ...