This is Class 1 in the HackadayU: Introduction to Antenna Basics course with Karen Rucker.
Introduction to radio frequency engineering for antennas. Topics covered will be, but are not limited to: electromagnetic waves, impedance matching, polarization, gain, and frequency bands.
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Playlist for the Introduction to Antenna Basics series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_tws4AXg7authztKFg5ZN5qWGtq3N_nI
0:00 - Start
2:06 - What’s an Antenna?
7:02 - Maxwell Equations
9:18 - Electromagnetic Waves
12:48 - Polarization
17:40 - Gain
20:42 - Radiation Patterns
23:19 - VSWR
27:50 - Impedance Matching
31:28 - Frequency Bands