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34 - TCM - Telecommunications Technologies
TCM 106B - Communication Antennas, RF Systems and Propagation (10 Days)
| Code | Start Date | Duration | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCM 106B | 07 October 2024 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| TCM 106B | 11 November 2024 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| TCM 106B | 16 December 2024 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| TCM 106B | 10 February 2025 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| TCM 106B | 07 April 2025 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| TCM 106B | 02 June 2025 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| TCM 106B | 28 July 2025 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| TCM 106B | 22 September 2025 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| TCM 106B | 17 November 2025 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
| TCM 106B | 15 December 2025 | 10 Days | Istanbul | Registration Form Link |
Course Description
Antenna Systems Operation, Installation and Troubleshooting
The antenna is the first element of the input system to any wireless signal receiving system (for broadcast systems, it's the final element); the rest of the system works with the signal provided by the antenna. For optimal system performance, we need to choose the correct antenna and be able to deal effeciently with it. This course treats fundamental antenna concepts and modern applications as well as how to setup, operate, and maintain these systems, including antennas for wireless. Many examples and design procedures are covered.
RF Design and Applications
Due to the huge proliferation of wireless products, the use of RF system and sub-system elements is increasing. However, market demands in many business sectors are forcing dramatic cuts in the product-to-market schedule and on unit costs. One of the major causes for RF projects running over budget or timescale projections is due to the prototype re-work phase, which arises from the complex nature of RF design. This course will provide the participants with a firm grounding in the fundamental principles of RF engineering; it presents the theory of wave propagation along a transmission line to develop the concepts of standing waves, reflection coefficient, VSWR, and to introduce the idea of distributed elements
Course Objectives
- Understanding antennas theory and design techniques
- Learning how to install antenna systems properly
- Being able to operate and maintain antenna systems
- Understanding how multiple antenna systems, beamforming, and array antennas all work
- Being familiar with RF systems and fundamentals
- Understanding the characteristic parameters of RF pulses: length, frequency, amplitude, phase, shape, bandwidth, etc
- Being able to design planar transmission lines
- Understanding the safety aspects of RF pulses
Who Should Attend?
- Engineers who use antennas
- Engineers involved in communication systems
- Wireless engineers or managers
- Electronic and Mobile Commerce engineers
- Anyone who works directly or indirectly with a communications system
Course Details/Schedule
Day 1
- Fundamentals of transmission lines
- Basic Tl parameters: reflection coefficient, VSWR, characteristic impedance, propagation constant
- Smith chart
- Special cases of transmission lines (open circuit, short circuit)
- Attenuation and power handling in transmission lines
- Waveguides
Day 2
- Scattering matrix
- ABCD Matrix and T Matrix
- Network analyzer basics
- Measurement and characterization of two-port RF circuits
- RF/Microwave circuit simulation and analysis
- Typical RF circuit analysis and simulation workflow
Day 3
- Attenuators and RF loads
- Impedance matching
- Antenna tuning units
- Directional couplers
- RF filters
Day 4
- Noise in RF circuits, noise figure, sensitivity
- Gain compression
- Harmonic distortion
- Intermodulation distortion, third-order IP
- Passive intermodulation
- Spectrum analyzer basics
- Measurement and characterization of interference signals
- Performance standards of some common radio equipment (ETSI Standards)
Day 5
- Diode circuits (detectors, switches, varactor)
- RF amplifiers and gain, noise figure
- Oscillators and phase noise
- Mixers and conversion loss
Day 6
- Fundamentals of antennas
- Basic concepts: radiation pattern, power density, directivity/gain, input impedance
- Basic concepts: beamwidth, efficiency, bandwidth, polarization, antenna temperature
- Friis transmission equation
- Dipole antennas: infinitesimal, small, finite length
- Monopole antenna, loop antenna
- Typical HF, VHF, UHF communication antennas
Day 7
- Integral equation and Method of Moments (MoM)
- Geometric optics and geometric theory of diffraction (GO/GTD)
- Commercial antenna analysis tools using MoM and GO/GTD
- Typical antenna analysis and simulation workflow
Day 8
- Fundamentals of radiowave propagation
- Surface wave, sky wave, space wave
- Radio propagation models
- Propagation analysis tools
- Typical radio wave propagation analysis workflow
- ITU recommendations for radio propagation
Day 9
- Antenna Measurements
- Antenna Ranges
- Radiation pattern measurement
- Gain/Directivity measurement
- Impedance/VSWR measurement
- Polarization measurement
Day 10
- Exposure technical field visit
