%0 Journal Article %A Tsekhmistro, R. I. %D 2002 %I Begell House %N 6-7 %P 7 %R 10.1615/TelecomRadEng.v57.i6-7.50 %T Characteristics of the Near-Field Zone of Short Wire Antennas %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/0632a9d54950b268,4492b37e4b204808,3425576f1132355e.html %V 57 %X The amplitude and phase characteristics of electromagnetic (EM) field of symmetric short thin-wire finite-length antennas in their near-field zone have been examined. The applicability limits of the Hertzian electric dipole theory for the antennas whose length is considerably shorter than the wavelength are determined, and the far-field zone boundaries of small electric-size wire antennas have been likewise specified. %8 2007-03-19