23, 13, WLAN Helix antenna design
How to design and build helix antennas is described here. Also some of the theory behind it. There are tree radiation modes of helical antennas. The most used mode is the axial mode, it provides maximum radiation along the helix axis. For axial mode, the circumference of one helix-turn is in the order of one wavelength. In normal mode, radiation goes broadside to the helix axis. It occurs when helix diameter is small in respect to the wavelength. If wavelength is small compared to the helix diameter, in conical mode, radiation will go into multiple lobes.
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