Analysis of the radiation resistance and gain of a full-wave dipole

The full-wave-dipole antenna is very seldom used in communication systems, and yet this type of antenna offers a very high gain. This is due to the high input impedance for the center-tap feeding-point antenna. The analysis of short-length and half-wavelength dipole antennas has been reported, in great detail previously, in texts. However, an analysis of the full-wave dipole antenna has not been detailed nor reported, either in texts or journals. Such an analysis is very significant, in order to understand more about this antenna's properties and potential applications for exploiting its high-gain benefits. The paper presents an analysis of the radiation resistance and gain of the full-wave-dipole antenna. This involves special integrations in the mathematics.<>