Radiation pattern

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Alternative terms: (Antenna) Power gain, (Antenna) Radiation pattern

A curve representing, in polar or cartesian co-ordinates, a quantity proportional to the gain of an antenna in the various directions in a particular plane or cone.

Reference: I.T.U.




Please note that this is the term as it stands in the original IALA Dictionary edition (1970-1989)