#!/usr/bin/env python # calctenna # antenna calculator # 2020-12-19 # Oliver Meckmann import argparse def run_argparse(): argparser = argparse.ArgumentParser() argparser.add_argument( '-f', '--frequency', metavar='frequency', help='desired frequency in Hz', nargs='?', default='100e6' ) argparser.add_argument( '-V', '--velocity-factor', metavar='velocity_factor', nargs='?', default='0.951' ) argparser.add_argument( '-q', '--quiet', help='print only result', action='store_true' ) args = argparser.parse_args() return args def calc(args): c = 299792458 # speed of light try: f = float(args.frequency) except: print("Sorry, frequency input invalid") exit() if f <= 0.0: print("Sorry, frequency must be > 0") exit() try: V = float(args.velocity_factor) except: print("Sorry, velocity factor input invalid") exit() if V < 0.0 or V > 1.0: print("Sorry, velocity factor can only be between 0.0 and 1.0") exit() wavelength = float(c) / f wavelength_2 = wavelength/2 wavelength_4 = wavelength/4 dipole_leg_length = wavelength/4 * V return (wavelength, wavelength_2, wavelength_4, dipole_leg_length) if __name__ == '__main__': args = run_argparse() (wavelength, wavelength_2, wavelength_4, dipole_leg_length) = calc(args) if not args.quiet: print("Desired Frequency: " + str(args.frequency) + " Hz") print("Wavelength: %.3f m" % wavelength) print("Wavelength / 2: %.3f m" % wavelength_2) print("Wavelength / 4: %.3f m" % wavelength_4) print("Velocity factor: " + str(args.velocity_factor)) print("-> Dipole leg length (lambda/4): ", end='') print("%.3f m" % dipole_leg_length)