AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

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Welcome to the AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group!

We hope to have your contributions in this group and that here you will find useful information for your antenna projects.

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May 8

Moxon-Yagi Dual Band Satellite Antenna

Modeling a Moxon-Yagi Dual Band VHF/UHF Satellite Antenna Adjust the indicated gaps to minimize the

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Moxon-Yagi Dual Band Satellite Antenna

Modeling a Moxon-Yagi Dual Band VHF/UHF Satellite Antenna Adjust the indicated gaps to minimize the

May 8

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

Apr 11

New Release :: AN-SOF 7.10 ::

AN-SOF 7.10 is now available for download! Access the input impedance and VSWR easily by going to the

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New Release :: AN-SOF 7.10 ::

AN-SOF 7.10 is now available for download! Access the input impedance and VSWR easily by going to the

Apr 11

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

Mar 22

Script for modeling 2-Element Quad Antennas with AN-SOF

2-element quad antennas are very popular due to their compact size and gain similar to a more element

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Script for modeling 2-Element Quad Antennas with AN-SOF

2-element quad antennas are very popular due to their compact size and gain similar to a more element

Mar 22

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

Mar 9

Modeling an 80 meters DX antenna: A spiral loop

A half-wave dipole would have a length of 40 meters in this band (3.75 MHz), difficult to install at

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Modeling an 80 meters DX antenna: A spiral loop

A half-wave dipole would have a length of 40 meters in this band (3.75 MHz), difficult to install at

Mar 9

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

Feb 25

ISM 433MHz Helical Antenna model

Small helical antennas for the 433 MHz ISM band are a good example where we need advanced software

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ISM 433MHz Helical Antenna model

Small helical antennas for the 433 MHz ISM band are a good example where we need advanced software

Feb 25

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

Feb 20

Array of Snowflake Quads

Experimenting with fractal antennas today. An array of Snowflake Quads. Nathan Cohen in the US

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Array of Snowflake Quads

Experimenting with fractal antennas today. An array of Snowflake Quads. Nathan Cohen in the US

Feb 20

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

Feb 14

New Release :: AN-SOF 7.0 ::

Hello everybody, AN-SOF 7 is here! Run bulk simulations and process multiple input files with just

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New Release :: AN-SOF 7.0 ::

Hello everybody, AN-SOF 7 is here! Run bulk simulations and process multiple input files with just

Feb 14

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group, … Denis Brown5

Feb 9

Chat with us

Thanks, Tony! Won't disturb your sleep, we value your mental energies in AN-SOF development hi hi

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Chat with us

Thanks, Tony! Won't disturb your sleep, we value your mental energies in AN-SOF development hi hi

Feb 9

Gérard Zimmerlé, AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group2

Feb 2

Logiciel

Hello, Just send an email to ansof@antennasimulator.com and you will receive an automatic response

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Logiciel

Hello, Just send an email to ansof@antennasimulator.com and you will receive an automatic response

Feb 2

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group, kaneko...@gmail.com2

12/18/21

Scilab script for plotting level curves

Fantastic! I can see an ANSOF upgrade in my future hi hi. The ability to run simulations like this,

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Scilab script for plotting level curves

Fantastic! I can see an ANSOF upgrade in my future hi hi. The ability to run simulations like this,

12/18/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group, kaneko...@gmail.com2

12/9/21

Multiple antenna simulations in AN-SOF

Superb, well done. Combined with SciLab a multi-scenario generator this takes the hard work out of

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Multiple antenna simulations in AN-SOF

Superb, well done. Combined with SciLab a multi-scenario generator this takes the hard work out of

12/9/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

11/29/21

New Release :: AN-SOF 6.40 ::

We have released AN-SOF 6.40! We can highlight the following improvements: Tabular input of linear

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New Release :: AN-SOF 6.40 ::

We have released AN-SOF 6.40! We can highlight the following improvements: Tabular input of linear

11/29/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

10/10/21

On the convergence of the input impedance

Input impedance convergence has been a problem that older codes like NEC have not been able to solve.

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Validation

On the convergence of the input impedance

Input impedance convergence has been a problem that older codes like NEC have not been able to solve.

10/10/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

9/24/21

Input Impedance of Cylindrical Antennas

Although the King-Middleton second-order solution for the input impedance of a center-fed cylindrical

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Validation

Input Impedance of Cylindrical Antennas

Although the King-Middleton second-order solution for the input impedance of a center-fed cylindrical

9/24/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

9/20/21

New Release :: AN-SOF 6.20 ::

We have released AN-SOF 6.20! Radiation patterns plotted in AN-Polar can now be exported as *.ant

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New Release :: AN-SOF 6.20 ::

We have released AN-SOF 6.20! Radiation patterns plotted in AN-Polar can now be exported as *.ant

9/20/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

9/6/21

How to detect errors in the geometry of a model

To discover errors in the wire structure we can use the following functions in the AN-SOF main menu

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Modeling

How to detect errors in the geometry of a model

To discover errors in the wire structure we can use the following functions in the AN-SOF main menu

9/6/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

8/21/21

Simulation Guides

Now the AN-SOF Simulation Guides can be downloaded as PDF files from our Resources webpage at

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Simulation Guides

Now the AN-SOF Simulation Guides can be downloaded as PDF files from our Resources webpage at

8/21/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

8/20/21

Adjusting the color bar in AN-3D Pattern

It is important to have control over the scales of the graphs for a better presentation and

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Adjusting the color bar in AN-3D Pattern

It is important to have control over the scales of the graphs for a better presentation and

8/20/21

kaneko...@gmail.com

8/11/21

Congratulations on starting this group!

Well done. I enjoyed the Facebook posts but Google Groups are my preference. Keep up the good work!

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Congratulations on starting this group!

Well done. I enjoyed the Facebook posts but Google Groups are my preference. Keep up the good work!

8/11/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

8/11/21

Setting the radiation pattern center

From the far field point of view, the whole structure of an antenna and its surroundings is reduced

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Configuration

Setting the radiation pattern center

From the far field point of view, the whole structure of an antenna and its surroundings is reduced

8/11/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

8/11/21

H-field option in Preferences

We see that most of the time we are interested in calculating only the E-field in antenna projects

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H-field option in Preferences

We see that most of the time we are interested in calculating only the E-field in antenna projects

8/11/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

8/11/21

How to speed up a simulation

There is always a trade-off between speed and accuracy. However, we often need to prioritize speed in

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Configuration

How to speed up a simulation

There is always a trade-off between speed and accuracy. However, we often need to prioritize speed in

8/11/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

8/11/21

How to import AN-SOF wires into AN-SOF

Wires can be imported into AN-SOF from another AN-SOF project, so wire structures of different

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Modeling

How to import AN-SOF wires into AN-SOF

Wires can be imported into AN-SOF from another AN-SOF project, so wire structures of different

8/11/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

8/11/21

On the modeling of radio masts

Radiating towers or radio masts can be modeled in AN-SOF with a high degree of detail, as shown in

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Modeling

On the modeling of radio masts

Radiating towers or radio masts can be modeled in AN-SOF with a high degree of detail, as shown in

8/11/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

8/11/21

The equivalent circuit of a balun

A balun can be implicitly modeled in AN-SOF using an equivalent generator, as this figure shows.

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Modeling

The equivalent circuit of a balun

A balun can be implicitly modeled in AN-SOF using an equivalent generator, as this figure shows.

8/11/21

AN-SOF Antenna Simulator Group

8/11/21

How to export data and plots

Did you know that AN-SOF data can be exported to Excel? It is important to be able to export data so

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Visualization

How to export data and plots

Did you know that AN-SOF data can be exported to Excel? It is important to be able to export data so

8/11/21