Antenna Reference Library/Communication/Broadband Inverted-V Folded Dipole
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CAD Geometry • FOLDED_DIPOLESTEP / SolidWorks AP214
3D CAD•3D CAD SOLVER MODEL
Balunλ / 2 Dipole Span
±0.001 mm CAD

Computational Verification

Primary SolverAltair Feko
Numerical MethodMoM
Validation StatusSimulation only
Simulation Runtime1.2 Hours

Package Deliverables

  • Touchstone .s1p
  • Ground-wave and sky-wave patterns
  • Feko project
  • Report PDF
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CommunicationSimulation only

Broadband Inverted-V Folded Dipole

Tactical HF folded inverted-V dipole for 1.5–30 MHz continuous coverage without antenna tuner. Delivers reliable near-vertical incidence skywave (NVIS).

Calibrated Solver Results

Band: 1.5 MHz – 30 MHz

Detailed S-parameter sweep & 3D polar matrix available upon request package generation.

Antenna Specifications

Operating Band
1.5 MHz – 30 MHz
Antenna Geometry
Resistively loaded inverted-V folded dipole
Peak Realized Gain
4.5 dBi
Max VSWR
2.5:1
Radiation Efficiency
80%
Polarisation
Vertical
Target Platforms
Fixed Site, Tactical
Mesh Model
Adaptive tetrahedral

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