Problems of technique of organizing antenna laboratory course

Abstract

Now our daily life is characterized by wide application of modern means of telecommunications. First of all satellite television and mobile communication means, including cellular ones, must be mentioned. The feature of this means is a wide usage of micro-wave electromagnetic waves especially of the range 11–12 GHz, which has elements with properties and construction distinct from more low frequencies ones in many respects. First of all, this fact concerns antenna devices. The pointed circumstances stipulate necessity of perfection of training the students of radiophysical specialty in the microwave antenna engineering. The learning of antenna engineering can not be restricted by only lecture course and requires such educational component as a laboratory experimental work. This situation is coursed by the following fact that the theoretical approaches allow only common tendencies of antenna devices behavior to be considered, but the problems of their practical tuning and application require experimental skills. In the paper the review of the contents of laboratory exercises with microwave antennas which have received implantation in educational process at a chair of microwave physics of Dnepropetrovsk State University is displayed.