Utilizing a Tunable Non-Foster Circuit for Wideband Matching of a Resistively Loaded Dipole Antenna

Abstract

A tunable non-Foster matching network is teamed with a wideband resistively loaded dipole antenna to improve signal reception especially at the low end of the operating band where the resistive loading becomes ineffective. Network stability is examined and shown to be manageable. A novel variant to the matching network enables easy tuning for optimized reception across the wide band.