Study on the application of wire mesh ground plane to an open-field antenna test site

This paper presents the preliminary result of a study on the application of wire mesh ground plane to an open-field antenna test site. Normalized site attenuation (NSA) measurements in the frequency of 30 MHz till 1 GHz for various conditions such as with and without ground plane, indoor and outdoor, and near to metal structures have been performed. The results are then compared and analyzed. It is shown that the wire mesh ground plane has a high potential to give an NSA within allowable range specified by the regulation for an open field antenna test site at the frequency of interest. Mesh ground plane is selected to be used for the test site due to practical and economical reasons.