Amazing 3D printed Loop Antenna - a first Test (EP87c)

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I have rarely seen such good antenna matching. We designed two parts between which we can put our foil antenna made from 0.1 mm copper foil. I tried to keep the permittivity of the PLA material as low as possible in order to minimize the influence on the antenna's electro-magnetic properties.

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0:00 Teaser - 3D Printed Antenna
0:17 Overview & Motivation
1:28 Design for 3D Printed Casing
2:20 Filling Grade & Permittivity
5:41 Mounting
5:59 VNA Reflection Measurement
6:28 Insights


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