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Antenna Parameter Calculations – Horn, Gain, Far-Field & Aperture

Complete guide to antenna parameter calculations. Includes horn flare angle, pyramidal & conical horn gain, scalar horn size, Loss due to RMS error, far-field, and large aperture design.

 

Raytech’s Antenna-Calc is your all-in-one toolset for antenna design and validation. Instantly compute horn geometries, conical & pyramidal horn gains, scalar horn beamwidths, RMS surface loss, far-field distances, and large aperture performance. Whether you're prototyping, validating with simulations, or designing for millimeter-wave systems—get precise results with intuitive inputs and clear, actionable outputs.

 
Horn Geometry
a b h θ L
Horn


Optimum Gain Pyramidal Horn (max gain for a given length)
(For sufficiently large horns, See Figure below for discrepancy)
Gain (dB) Freq (GHz) WG: a (inch) WG: b (inch) A (inch) B (inch) H (inch) AngA (deg) AngB (deg) HPBW E (dB) HPBW H (dB)

CalculatorAccuracy

PyramidalHorn
The calculator above is accurate for sufficiently large horns.
Note the left figure for the discrepancy between calculator vs HFSS


Optimum Gain Concial Horn (max gain for a given aperture size)
(Reference: King's optimum conical horn)
Freq (GHz) A (inch) D (inch) H (inch) Gain (dB) Ang (deg)

See plot to right.

ConcialHorn


Scalar Horn (HE11)
Freq (GHz) A (inch) D (inch) H (inch) 3dB BW (deg) 10dB BW (deg) 20dB BW (deg) Gain (dB) Ang (deg)
RMS
Freq (GHz) RMS (inch) Loss (dB)

Far Field
Freq (GHz)
Aperture Dia
Far Field (meter)


Large Aperture Antenna
Freq (GHz)
Aperture Dia (inch)
Gain (dB)
Beamwidth (deg)