Practical Papers

	Practical Papers, Articles and Application Notes
	Bob Olsen, Associate Editor

In this issue you will find one practical paper that should be of interest to the EMC community. It is by Matthew Wills of the Cessna Aircraft Co. and is entitled, “A Different Antenna for the Mode-Stirred Chamber.” The author shows that using a discone antenna can reduce return loss and reduce the probability of excessive SWR on the transmission line feeding the chamber. This paper was originally presented at the 2001 Reverberation Chamber, Anechoic Chamber and OATS Users Meeting held in Bellevue, Washington, June 4–6. I have received one response to last issue’s paper, “EMI Measurements and Modeling – More Similar Than You’d Think” and plan to publish it in the next issue along with other comments that other readers might have on this subject. I hope that this will be the beginning of a long conversation between those who primarily make measurements and those who primarily do numerical modeling.

While all material for this column will be reviewed prior to acceptance, the criteria are different from those of Transactions papers. Specifically, while it is not necessary that the paper be original or archival, it is necessary that the paper be correct, useful and of interest to readers of the Newsletter.

Comments from readers concerning these papers are welcome, either as a letter (or e-mail) to the Associate Editor or directly to the authors. EMC

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Practical Papers, Articles and Application Notes

Bob Olsen, Associate Editor