'Practical
Communication Antennas with Wireless Applications'
Self-Study Course Now Available
Piscataway, NJ. 26 February 2001. 'Practical Communication
Antennas with
Wireless Applications', an IEEE self-study course, is now available
from
the IEEE. Solve your thorniest wireless antenna problems ? without
knowing
advanced theories and mathematics.
Leo Setian, Ph.D. has developed this practical course for technicians,
engineers and managers. They will be guided through installation,
maintenance and optimization of wireless antennas. The course
introduces
all the basic mathematics needed to work with antennas, including
complex
numbers and phasors.
The course introduces the broad topics of antennas, communications,
transmission lines and radiation. By the end of the course students
will be
able to understand and model all three passive elements in an
antenna
circuit: resistors, capacitors and inductors.
Walk through each critical element of antenna performance, including:
* Antenna impedance parameters
* Bandwidth and transformer-related issues
* Radiation resistance,
* Electrical wavelengths
* Antenna patterns
* Polarization
* Wave propagation
The course includes study guide, final exam, and the textbook,
Practical
Communication Antennas with Wireless Applications, by Dr. Setian
published
by Prentice Hall. Upon successful completion of the exam, students
are
eligible to receive eight (8) IEEE Continuing Education Units
(CEUs).
Leo Setian is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at John
Brown
University in Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and a consultant to Galtronics,
a
leading antenna manufacturing company based in Tiberias, Israel.
To order use code HL5760, IEEE member price: $380.00; list
price: $455.00.
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