Design of a low cost television White Space Z antenna

Jonathan Pinifolo; Suvendi Rimer; Babu Paul; Chisomo Daka; Chomora Mikeka; Stanley Mlatho

doi:10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2015.7190546

Design of a low cost television White Space Z antenna

Jonathan Pinifolo
, Suvendi Rimer
, Babu Paul
, Chisomo Daka
, Chomora Mikeka
, Stanley Mlatho

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Science

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Abstract

The use of Television White Spaces (TVWS) for broadband communication has raised interest of late. In respect of rural areas, wireless is the only viable alternative for providing affordable telecommunications services. One limiting factor to the growth of wireless broadband penetration is the lack of available spectrum. White Spaces refer to regions of radio spectrum that are not used all the time in a specific geographical location. An assessment study on TV White Spaces availability in Malawi using affordable tools has been described and it was concluded that it is possible to assess the spectrum usage using low cost equipment. In this paper, the design aspects and the measured results of a low cost Television White Space Z antenna are described.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015
Editors	Paul Cunningham, Miriam Cunningham
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781905824519
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2015.7190546
Publication status	Published - 11 Aug 2015
Event	IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015 - Lilongwe, Malawi Duration: 6 May 2015 → 8 May 2015

Publication series

Name	2015 IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015

Conference

Conference	IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015
Country/Territory	Malawi
City	Lilongwe
Period	6/05/15 → 8/05/15

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Keywords

Broadband
Electric Gain
TVWS
UHF
VSWR

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Computer Science Applications
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)

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Pinifolo, J., Rimer, S., Paul, B., Daka, C., Mikeka, C., & Mlatho, S. (2015). Design of a low cost television White Space Z antenna. In P. Cunningham, & M. Cunningham (Eds.), 2015 IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015 Article 7190546 (2015 IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2015.7190546

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Pinifolo, J, Rimer, S, Paul, B, Daka, C, Mikeka, C & Mlatho, S 2015, Design of a low cost television White Space Z antenna. in P Cunningham & M Cunningham (eds), 2015 IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015., 7190546, 2015 IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015, Lilongwe, Malawi, 6/05/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISTAFRICA.2015.7190546

Design of a low cost television White Space Z antenna. / Pinifolo, Jonathan; Rimer, Suvendi; Paul, Babu et al.
2015 IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015. ed. / Paul Cunningham; Miriam Cunningham. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7190546 (2015 IST-Africa Conference, IST-Africa 2015).

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