What is a Dipole Antenna Used for (Applications)?
What is a Dipole Antenna Used for (Applications)?
Some of the applications of Dipole Antenna include:
- The dipole antenna is widely used in radio and telecommunications.
- An antenna can be used either as a transmitting antenna or a receiving antenna. A transmitting antenna is used to converts electrical signals into electromagnetic waves and radiates them. While a receiving antenna is used to converts electromagnetic waves into electrical signals. In two-way communication, the same dipole antenna can be used for both transmission and reception.
- A half-wave dipole antenna is used in radio and television receivers.
- A Folded dipole antenna is used in Yagi-Uda antennas for terrestrial television (TV) reception using the balanced line of Z0 = 300 Ω because a folded dipole antenna has a high input impedance and hence it is easily matching with the impedance of the transmission line.
- The Folded dipole antenna is used in wideband operations such as FM and TV (Television) broadcast.
- VHF and UHF antennas are used in land mobile communication in the Coastal areas, Public Safety, Public communication, and Industrial applications.
- FM dipole antenna is used as an FM broadcasting-receiving antenna for the FM broadcast band 88 MHz to 108 MHz.
- A parabolic reflector antenna is commonly used for satellite communications, radio astronomy, and for various types of radio communication links.
