Antenna Measurement Chamber
The AEWL at Oakland University (OU) manages an antenna measurement chamber facility. The chamber is capable of testing antennas in the rage of 800MHz - 6GHz. The antenna under test (AUT) is placed on a 1m round edged GND plane. The distance between the transmit and receive antennas is 2.7m. The chamber size is 4.9m x 3m x 3m.
The AEWL indoor antenna measurement chamber facility has been used by automotive, military, government and OEMs to test a wide variety of antenna elements and systems. Table I lists the most commonly used antenna types and their frequency ranges.
Table I. Common test bands at AEWL antenna measurement chamber facility.
| Wireless Application | Frequency Range (MHz) | Polarization |
|---|---|---|
1. Cellular 800 |
824.0 – 896.0 |
V |
2. GPS |
1574.42 – 1576.42 |
RHCP |
3. Satellite Comm. (i.e. Iridium) |
1616.0 – 1626.0 |
RHCP |
4. Cellular 1800 |
1850.0 – 1990.0 |
V |
5. SDARS - Satellite |
2332.5 – 2345.0 |
LHCP |
6. SDARS - Terrestrial |
2332.5 – 2345.0 |
V |
7. Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) |
2400.0 – 2483.5 |
V |
8. Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) |
5720.0 – 5880.0 |
V |