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350 p a r t V : h i g h - F r e q u e n c y A n t e n n a s f o r S p e c i a l i z e d U s e s<br />

Figure 14.11 Various tuning schemes. (A) Parallel. (B) Series resonant. (C) Series or parallel.<br />

Figure 14.12 is the schematic of a remote tuning system for loop antennas. The tuning<br />

capacitor is a combination of a varactor diode plus two optional capacitors: a fixed<br />

capacitor (C 1 ) and a trimmer (C 2 ). The dc tuning voltage (V T ) is provided from a fixed dc<br />

power supply (V+) located at the receiver end. A potentiometer (R 1 ) is used to tune the<br />

loop by setting the voltage going to the varactor. A dc blocking capacitor (C 3 ) keeps the<br />

dc tuning voltage from being shorted out by the receiver input circuitry.

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