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4 Antennas Transmission Lines 1 The transmitter that generates the RF power to drive the antenna is usually located at some distance from the antenna terminals. The connecting link between the two is the RF transmission line. Its purpose is to carry RF power from one place to another, and to do this as efficiently as possible. From the receiver side, the antenna is responsible for picking up any radio signals in the air and passing them to the receiver with the minimum amount of distortion, so that the radio has its best chance to decode the signal. For these reasons, the RF cable has a very important role in radio systems: it must maintain the integrity of the signals in both directions. There are two main categories of transmission lines: cables and waveguides. Both types work well for efficiently carrying RF power at 2.4GHz. Cables RF cables are, for frequencies higher than HF, almost exclusively coaxial cables (or coax for short, derived from the words “of common axis”). Coax cables have a core conductor wire surrounded by a non-conductive material called dielectric, or simply insulation. The dielectric is then surrounded by an encompassing shielding which is often made of braided wires. The di- electric prevents an electrical connection between the core and the shielding. Finally, the coax is protected by an outer casing which is generally made 1. Radio Frequency. See chapter two for discussion of electromagnetic waves. 95 96 Chapter 4: Antennas Transmission Lines from a PVC material. The inner conductor carries