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Antenna Pattern for a crystal oscillator
Built for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework. Simulate a crystal oscillator live below — adjust the inputs and watch it respond, right in your browser.
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A dipole radiates most strongly broadside and nulls off its ends. As it grows past one wavelength the main lobe narrows and side lobes appear — trading a wider beam for more directivity. Educational tool.
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Length0.50 λ
Relative directivity3.0 dB
Patternsingle broadside lobe
Governing equation
Reading this result: The half-wave dipole is the sweet spot: a single clean broadside lobe with the classic ~2.15 dBi gain and no side lobes to waste power.
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- Is this good for k-12 students?
- Yes — this version of "Antenna Pattern for a crystal oscillator" is framed for k-12 students learning it in middle or high school. Watch the idea come alive with plain-language steps and everyday examples — perfect for projects and homework.
- Do I need to install anything?
- No. It runs in any modern browser, free, with no account required.