Update of IEEE Std 1720-2012 Recommended Practice for Near-Field Antenna Measurements

The IEEE Standards Association Standards Board (IEEE-SASB) approved the IEEE Std 1720™ “Recommended Practice for Near-Field Antenna Measurements” in 2012 [1]. More than forty dedicated people from industry, academia and other institutions contributed to the creation of this new document. The main motivation for a new standard dedicated to near-field measurements was to complement the existing IEEE Std 149-1979™ “Test Procedures for Antennas” [2].According to the IEEE-SA policies, the existing standard IEEE Std 1720-2012™ is approaching expiration in 2022. A working group of the APS Standard Committee has been formed to review the current document. Most of the current standard is still relevant and useful for individuals designing and evaluating near-field antenna measurement facilities and other people involved in antenna measurements. However, the standard needs update and renewal in areas in which new developments and technologies have matured. This paper gives an overview of the current standards and discusses the suggested potential changes.