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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: radiating element
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Definition: basic subdivision of an antenna which is designed to support the radio-frequency currents or fields that contribute directly to the radiation pattern of the antenna

NOTE 1 – An antenna may comprise one or more radiating elements.

NOTE 2 – A radiating element may be driven or not driven.

NOTE 3 – Some parts of the antenna, such as struts, may support parasitic radio-frequency currents or fields which can cause the desired radiation of the antenna to be perturbed.


Publication date:1992-04
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Internal notes:2015-07-20: Adjective "radio frequency" replaced by "radio-frequency" in definition. Already ok in Note 3. Leading article deleted. JGO
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