Use of 3D Printing for Horn Antenna Manufacturing

This article describes the manufacturing of a horn antenna using 3D commercial printer. The was chosen for its simplicity and practical versatility. standardised is one most widely used antennas in microwave technology. A can be connected to waveguides. has been selected so that this fabricated by printing thus obtain equivalent antenna. then excited waveguide. 3Dprinted with metallic layers very good impedance characteristics, standing wave ratio radiation patterns are close those 3D-based suitable applications where low weight required, such as aerospace satellite technologies. also procedure (E-sector antenna) plated galvanic silver gold. design Matlab application Antenna Toolbox extension described, including procedures, post-processing procedures (plating) testing functionality. measured results compared simulations analysed.