The “Antennas” lab is based on the NI USRP / NI PXI platform. The software is developed in the LabVIEW graphical programming environment. The lab is intended for hands-on study of traditional patterns of antennas.

All hands-on experiments are implemented on the testbench consisting of a turntable tripod used for mounting the antennas under test, a tripod for the auxiliary antenna, and a set of 7 antennas in the different frequency ranges. Signal received by the antenna under test is fed to the RF vector network analyzer for further processing.

Course software also contains theoretical materials which can be studied during the lab. Experimental results of the lab may be exported and saved in MS Excel format (including student name, date, time, and studied circuit).