Measurement of Radiation Pattern of Quadrifilar Helix Antenna (QHA) using GNU Radio

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Sreelakshmi, S. [1 ]
Ashitha, P. S. [1 ]
Pradeep, Arjun [1 ]
Gandhiraj, R. [2 ]
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[1] Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita Sch Engn, Ctr Excellence Computat Engn & Networking, Coimbatore 641112, Tamil Nadu, India
[2] Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amrita Sch Engn, Dept Elect & Commun Engn, Coimbatore 641112, Tamil Nadu, India
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GNU Radio; Quadrifilar Helix Antenna; USRP; Radiation Pattern; Polar plot;
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Communication experiments in conventional lab set-up require more hardware compared to softwares which increases the hardware complexity. This problem can be solved by using Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP-2) and open source software GNU Radio. This paper proposes a novel method to investigate radiation pattern measurements such as Half Power Beam Width (HPBW) and Front-to-back ratio of Quadrifilar Helix Antenna (QHA) using USRP-2 and GNU Radio. The Quadrifilar Helix Antenna is a simple and inexpensive equipment used for non-geosynchronous satellite research. This antenna is unique in its simplicity of design and powerful performance compared with standard directional receivers.
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