Abstract-A descriptio0 is given of the CW t"ms@hstamla& and existing when thesemeters are used later formaking actual
essociptedmepsrwment' ' tationdteceairleeqdforthecnlibm- measurements. Some of the principal factors that need to
t i o a o f b o t h c o m m e r c i n l d m i l i t u y f i e l d - s t r e o g t h ~ m v ~ f r e -be considered are :
qwocy~oftheov~rrnge~30HztolOOOMHz,rrhiehbsve~
developedattheNa~WlreraofSt.nQrdsdPriagthepPst25to30yePrs
'2be techaiqws are rppliaMe only for evaluatingthe streegth ofsteady4ate, 1) the spatial distribution of the amplitude and phase of
a c f i e l d s v a r y h g ~ m t i m e , a n d a r e . o t ~ f o r p s e ~ l w o a d - received wave over the aperture of the measuring an-
the
band appiicatbmof any kind. tenna [l fi[3];
Twopri&paltypesofWdrengthstmdar&dapdotypenear-zone 2) interaction between the measuring antenna and its
6eId-&engtb meter are described: 1) umgne&&M4rm@b s t d a d s
image in the ground, in a nearby conducting plane, or in a
(30Hz to 30 MHz),2) e &
l6 -e hele m gt st.adnrdf (30to lo00 MHz),
h
and 3) near-zooe electric-fidd-strength meter a d interim kkl-streogth nearby radiator [4];
stamhrds (150 kHz to 30 MHz). 3) perturbation of the field being measured by the RF
transmission line connected between the measuring antenna
I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION and the receiver [5].
I + DC
by the plane-wave impedance (q=@= 120n), such that
Er 120nH. Using this relationship, (3) can be rewritten (in
volts per meter) as
f i THERMOCOUPLE
A -CRYSTAL RECTIFIER
111. ELECTRIC-FIELD-STRENGTH STANDARDS
(30 TO 1000 MHz)
A . Introduction
A description will be given in this section of the electric-
field-strength standards and measurement techniques used
for the calibration of VHF-UHF field-strength meters
employing half-wavelength self-resonant dipole antennas
in the frequency range 30 to lo00 MHz. The procedures
described are generally carried out only for horizontal
+ DC 1 polarization for reasons of convenience and maximum
accuracy. The techniques are applicable for evaluating
steady-state, uniform-plane-wave, CW fields only.
It is necessaryhere also that thecalibration conditions be
Fig. 5. Method used to measure the induced RF voltage in the NBS
standard receiving loop antenna. essentially the same as those under which measurements will
be made later. Some ofthe principal factors involved for the
type of field-strength meters used in this frequency range
2) Measuring the Antenna Voltage: The standard receiv- are: 1) the spatial distribution of amplitude and phase in
ing loop antenna is similar in size to the standard-field the wave under measurement, 2) the influence of the ground
transmitting loop, anduses a single turn having a radius of on the self-impedance of the measuring antenna, and 3)
approximately 0.1 meter. The induced voltage is measured interaction between any R F transmission line used and the
by means of a calibrated balanced siliconcrystal [21] volt- field being measured.
meter mounted at the top of the loop turn. The dc output The standard-antenna and standard-$eld methods are
voltage of the crystal voltmeter is measured across an in- utilized to evaluate field strength in this frequency range, as
sulated gap at the bottom of the loopby means of a sensitive discussed in the previous section for the lower frequencies.
dc millivoltmeter. There is an RF bypass capacitor across The techniques are very similar except for obvious differ-
the gap, and the dc leads are liltered close to the loop to ences in the antennas, and in the voltage- and current-
prevent any R F voltage that might be induced in them from measuring instruments.
reaching the crystal diode and being rectified. A schematic
diagram of the loop and associated measuring circuitry is B. The Standard-Antenna Method
shown in Fig. 5 . 1 ) Efective Length of the Antenna: The magnitude of the
The crystal is calibrated in terms of an accurate RF electric component of fieldstrength existing at a given point
voltage standard by removing it from the loop andplacing in space maybe determined in terms of the voltage V,
it i s a special Type N coaxial mount. The voltage standard induced in a standard receiving dipole immersed in the
is derived from an accurate self-balancing type of
thermistor field, together with certain factors involving the antenna
power bridge. geometry. It will be assumed in the following that themea-
The standard receiving loop is unshielded and must be suring dipole is oriented parallel to theelectric-field vector E
operated balanced with respect to ground to avoid the andthatthe voltage induced is referred to the center
electricdipole response that would otherwise exist [22]. It terminals. The relationship used is (in volts per meter)
is wound with No. 14 AWG copper wire, and is air-sup-
ported to minimize its distributed capacitance. The silicon
semiconductor diode used has a low value of shunt capacity
(0.5 pF or less). Subminiature glass diodes selected from
types1N832-A,1N830-A, or 1N82-A or equivalent are where Lcff is the effective length of the antenna in meters.
satisfactory. Corrections obtained from (6) were applied to Assuming a sinusoidal current distribution on a half-
measurements made with this loop. wavelength or shorter dipole, its effective length, when
D . Uncertainty of the NBS Standards measuring a uniform plane wave, is [23 ]
The Standard-Antenna Method of evaluating magnetic
field strength based on ( 5 ) has been intercompared with the
Standard-Field Method based on (3) or (4) at several fre-
quencies up to 30 MHz. The agreement obtained between
the two methods was within 3 percent at frequencies below
5 MHz, and within 5 percent at frequencies from 5 to 30 where Z(x)/Z(O) is the relative current distribution along the
MHz. The basic setup used for these intercomparisons is antenna (in the transmitting mode), and L is the physical
the same as that shown in Fig. 1. Several axial spacings d length in meters (L = 21). The effective lengths of a half-
were used betweenthe coaxial loops in the range from 0.5 to wavelength dipole and an electrically short dipole are, re-
2 meters. spectively,
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(/ = L/4),
(3
Lcff = - L, meters,
(9)
(I << 2/4),
(3
Leff z - L, meters.
(10)
Equation (9) is only valid and meaningful for the uniform
plane wave case, while the approximation (10) is valid when Fig. 6. Method used to mount the siliconcrystal diode in the gap at the
measuring any complex electric field, if 11 0.03 1. center of the NBS half-wavelength standard receivingdipole.
The current distribution on an antenna is not exactly
sinusoidal except for an i-tely thin illament. For cylindri-
cal antennas of radius a and half-length 1 the departure
from a sinusoidal distribution becomes progressively
greater as the ratio2 l/a decreases (i.e., as the antennagets
fatter [2], [24]). This results in a small proportionate in-
crease in the effective length.
Inorder to operate a half-wavelength dipole at self-
resonance, it is necessaryto shorten its physical length some-
what from a full half-wavelength due to the capacitive end
effect. This results in a corresponding decreuse in the effec-
tive length [23]. This decrease and theprevious increase tend
to cancel each other.
2) Description of the Standard Receiving Antenna: The
standard receiving dipoles are shortened the required
amount from a physical half-wavelengthto make them self-
resonant at their operating frequency. The antenna tubing
or rod stock used at NBS varies in diameter from 3/8 inch
(9.52 millimeters) for the 30-MHz dipoles down to 1/16 inch
(1.59 millimeters) or less for the 1000-MHz antennas. The
required percentage shortening for self-resonant operation
varies from 3.8 percent at 30 MHz to 5.3 percent at 1000
MHz. The percentage increase in effective length, due to
Fig. 7. View of the central portion of an experimental standard receiving
the finite radius of these antennas, varies from 5.5 percent dipole minus the antenna rods, showing the crystal diode and resis-
at 30 MHz to 8.2 percent at lo00 MHz. tancecapacitance filter network.
The induced voltage is measured directly by means of a
relatively high-impedance balanced voltmeter connected
across the gap at the center. In this manner the necessity by the interaction between the measuring antenna and its
for a separate measurement of the antenna input impedance image in the ground. The measurement error is therefore
is eliminated, which greatly simplifies the problem. The in- also a function of the antenna load impedance Z,.
duced voltage isrectified by a lowcapacitance point- If a field-strength meter is calibrated with its receiving
contact siliconcrystaldiode [21] built into thegap as shown antenna at a height greater than two or three wavelengths
in Fig. 6. The crystal output isfiltered by means of a above the ground, the calibration can besaid to have
balanced resistancecapacitance network, and the dc output essentially a “free-space” value. That is, the effect of the
voltage is measured on a sensitive dc millivoltmeter. The ground on the calibration will be minor at such an antenna
central portion of one of the standard receiving-antenna height.
assemblies minus the antenna rods is shown in Fig. 7. The The percentage difference betweenthe true and indicated
input impedance of the resistancecapacitance filter is ap- values of fieldstrength, when making measurements at other
proximately 10 000 ohms in shunt with 0.05 pF. antenna heights, can be as large as 10 to 15 percent (for
3) Influence of the Ground: VHF-UHF field-strength horizontal polarization) at heights appreciably less than one
measurements generally will be in errorif made at receiving wavelength, as can be seen from Fig. 8 [ 2 5 ] . The error will
antenna heights other thanthat usedwhen the field- decrease with increasing antenna height, and will be gen-
strength meter was calibrated. An error will likewise exist if erally less than 5 percent for heights greater than onewave-
the electrical ground constants (E, and a)at the site chosen to length over average ground ( E , z 15, G/EO << 1).
make measurements are appreciably different from those This error will also decrease as the antenna load imped-
existing at thetime or place of calibration. This results from ance is increased, since any fluctuations in Z , will become
a change of the antenna-input impedance Z , with height small in comparison. The resulting error will approach zero
above ground (or with changing ground conditions), caused as Z , approaches infinity (other factors remaining the
976 PROCEEDINGS OF THE IEEE, JUNE 1967
wave
Surface
Ground-
reflected
wave A
I
in which
identical, the currents flowing at their receiving ends will
Leff= effective length of the antenna,meters also be identical for agiven voltage applied to their sending
i,= free-space wavelength, meters ends. The magnitudeof the R F current flowing at the center
R , = direct-ray path length, meters of the transmitting antennais thus indicated by the therm-
R , = ground-reflected-ray path length, meters istor bead (or thermocouple), i./2 distant,and is inde-
r =pe-14 =complex plane-wave reflection coefficient pendent of the magnitudeand phase angle of the two
(horizontal polarization) terminations, namely, the antenna inputimpedance on the
GREENE:FIELDSTRENGTHSTANDARDSANDMEASUREMENTS
I.€
+ d .1
TRANSMITTING
ANTENNA
(r 1.2
Y
F
5
>
I
\
W
j 0.E
hl s
I Y
a
+
0
W
L 0.4
I v
.....................
Fig. 9. Ray-pathdiagram showingdirect ray along R,,andground-
reflected ray along R, making an angle +=tan-
the earth.
' (h, + h2)/d with C
~
I 2
I I
3
'~ 4 5
ANTENNA HEIGHT h, METERS
TRANSMITTING
DIPOLE
Fig. 11. Variation of the theoretical and measured values of horizontally
?4---+ polarized electric-field strength IEl in volts per meter, versusthe height
h2, in meters, of the horizontal standard receiving dipole (as used in
the standing-waue method).
TRANSMISSION
wave is, in effect, averaged out, yielding directly the free-
space field without the need to know the ground-reflection
-x coefficient.
TRANSFORMER 2 ) Standing- Wave Method:In this method the horizontal
transmitting dipole is mounted at the top of a light, wooden,
I
ladder mast at afixed height of several wavelengths above
the ground. In the space beneath, the direct wave and the
GENERATOR
wave reflected from the ground at vertical incidence com-
bine to produce a standingwave, as shown in Fig. 1 1. The
receiving dipole is mounted parallel to the transmitting
BEAD
THERMISTOR
dipole, but on a sliding carriage running vertically on the
THERMISTOR
BRIDGE ladder rails. This permits measurement of the resulting
I variation in field strength with height above ground. The
Fig. 10. Diagram showing the method used to measure the R F current reflection coefficient of the ground forvertical incidence is
at the center of the NBS transmitting dipole. determined from the resulting standing-wave ratios. The
resulting value of r is then substituted in (1 1) from which
one hand, and that of the thermistorbead, or thermocouple the magnitude of the standard field can be calculated for
[32] on the other. any height above the ground. Theresults are then compared
with corresponding measured values, as determined using
D . PropagationTests (7), to determine the agreement betweenthe standards.
Z) General: An intercomparison can be made between A separate analysis has been made recently of the errors
the standard-antenna and standard-field methods in order to involved in measuring the reflection coefficientof the
obtain a better estimate of the uncertainty existing in the ground [33] using the standing-wave method. The errorwas
two standards. Thevalue of field strength established using reported to vary from approximately 5 to 17 percent over
the standard-field method based on (1 1) is simultaneously the range of the various parameters involved. However, the
measured using the standard-antennamethod based on (7), effect of this error on the final accuracy in evaluating the
and the results intercompared. This can be accomplished by electric-field strength is considerably less, as canbe de-
either of two different methods. termined from (1 l).
The first, called the standing-wave method, involves the 3 ) Field-Averaging Method: In this method,both the
complex plane-wavereflection coefficient r of the ground at transmitting and receiving dipoles are mounted parallel to
a selected test site. This methodisbased on a vertical- each other on the sliding camage. A k e d spacing of ap-
incidence technique that enables one to measure r, and to proximatelytwowavelengthsisusedbetween the two
make the intercomparison between the two standards es- dipoles, so that essentially far-field conditions willexist.
sentially simultaneously in the same setup. In the second, or The resulting standing-wave pattern that is present, as the
field-averaging method,a vertical-incidence technique is carriage is varied in height, is shown in Fig. 12. Since the
also employed. Using a similar setup, the ground-reflected spacing between the two antennas is ked,the direct wave,
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RESISTIVE
OSCILLATOR
AlTENUATOR
AMPLIFIER
instances. Fig. 13. Block diagram showing the basic layout of the NBS
near-zone electric-field-strength meter.
C . Description of the Near-Zone Field-Strength Meters
1 ) Principles of Operation: Two prototype near-zone
field-strength meters weredeveloped for the frequency
ranges 150 to 250 kHz and 18 to 30 MHz, respectively. These
meters make use of a tuned R F type of receiver to amplify
the voltage induced in the receiving antenna by the com-
ponent of the electric field being measured. A tunable CW
reference oscillator is included to permit resetting the over-
all receivergain periodically during a sequence of measure-
ments in the field. A block diagram of the basic circuitry is
shown in Fig. 13.The meters employ the same basic method
of resetting the receiver gain that has beenused in CW
field-strength meters in this country formany years [37].
The receiver portion of the field-strength meter consists
basically of an R F input capacitive step attenuator, aiixed-
tuned bandpass RF amplifier (with manual gain control),
and adiode detector. The RF output level ofthe oscillator is
monitored by its own detector. When resetting, the receiver
gain is simply adjusted until the dc outputs of the two de-
tectors are identical, as read on the remote indicator. In
this method, the exactlevelof the CW oscillator is not
important, and does not have to be known. However, it is
Fig. 14.View of the complete near-zoneelectric-field-strengthmeter.
important that the oscillator monitoring detector remain
stable.
2) Design-The Dipole Antenna: The dipole of the near- plete field-strength meter is shown in Fig. 14. The transmis-
zone field-strength meter is approximately 12 inches (30 sion line runs from the dipole, through the hollow shaft on
centimeters) in overall length. The miniaturized solid-state the right, to the remote indicator unit shown in the fore-
receiver and its battery supply are contained in one half, ground.
and the solid-state CW reference oscillator and its battery A measuring dipole must be short both physically and
supply are in the other. The balanced “semiconducting” electrically if meaningful measurements are to be made in
transmission line enters the interior of the hollow dipole the near zone of a transmitting antenna. The physical length
through a two-section balanced RC filter to help preserve of the NBS &pole is about 12 inches (30 centimeters), and
the electrical symmetry of the dipole andto minimize the electrical length about 0.03 wavelength at the highest
common-mode R F pickup. The response of the dipole to operating frequency. Under these conditions, it has been
the cross-polarized component of the electric field is 40 dB determined at NBS that the effective length of the measur-
or more below the principal response. ing dipole, when measuring a near-zone field having a hghly
The dipole is mounted on a hollow fiber-glass shaft which complex spatial distribution, will not differ by more than 2
is perpendicular to the dipole axis. This shaft is in turn sup- or 3 percent (in the worst case) from the effective length
ported by a reinforced polyfoam ring, so that manual ad- when immersed in a uniform plane wave. Likewise, any
justments in both azimuth and elevation can be readily interaction error [4], resulting from coupling between such
made in the orientation of the dipole. A view of the com- a short antenna and its image (ina nearby conducting plane,
980 JUNE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
IEEE, 1967
or in nearby
a radiator) will be small provided the loading is quency range 150 kHz to 30 MHz for the evaluation of
light and that measurements are notmade at distances less hazards ofhigh-level electromagnetic radiationtoord-
than 2 or 3 times the length of the measuring dipole from nance devices and other uses. The limit of uncertainty of
these objects. these interim standardsis believed not to exceed f2.0 dB
over this frequency range. It is hoped that further develop-
D . Development of the Interim Field-Strength Standardrs
ment effort will reduce the uncertaintyto f 1.O dB and will
This phase of the NBS program for the development of also extend the usable frequency range.
instrumentation formeasuring near-zone electric fields in-
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I. INTRODUCTION
A . Field-Strength Measurements Above 1 GHz: A Review
of Some Basic Dejinitionsand Formulas