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Near-field around parabolic antenna?

Having a discussion at work about the H$H$-field around a big parabolic antenna.

All of the safteysafety tests done around the antenna only mention E$E$-Field. They state in the radiating near-field the E$E$ and H$H$ are related so no need to measure them both. On the other hand all of the wire antenna have H$H$-field included in their measurments.

I would have thought this was the wrong way around. Simple wire antenna have near-fields extending only a couple of wavelength but paraboic near-field can extend to a few kms$km$.

Only thing I can think of is that the near-field definition only applies to the front of the antannaantenna - the back and surrounds are shilededshielded by the parabola.

Is theirthere a H$H$-field, independent of the E$E$-field in the immediate vicinity of a parabolic antannaantenna?

Near-field around parabolic

Having a discussion at work about the H-field around a big parabolic antenna.

All of the saftey tests done around the antenna only mention E-Field. They state in the radiating near-field the E and H are related so no need to measure them both. On the other hand all of the wire antenna have H-field included in their measurments.

I would have thought this was the wrong way around. Simple wire antenna have near-fields extending only a couple of wavelength but paraboic near-field can extend to a few kms.

Only thing I can think of is that the near-field definition only applies to the front of the antanna - the back and surrounds are shileded by the parabola.

Is their a H-field, independent of the E-field in the immediate vicinity of a parabolic antanna?

Near-field around parabolic antenna?

Having a discussion at work about the $H$-field around a big parabolic antenna.

All of the safety tests done around the antenna only mention $E$-Field. They state in the radiating near-field the $E$ and $H$ are related so no need to measure them both. On the other hand all of the wire antenna have $H$-field included in their measurments.

I would have thought this was the wrong way around. Simple wire antenna have near-fields extending only a couple of wavelength but paraboic near-field can extend to a few $km$.

Only thing I can think of is that the near-field definition only applies to the front of the antenna - the back and surrounds are shielded by the parabola.

Is there a $H$-field, independent of the $E$-field in the immediate vicinity of a parabolic antenna?

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Near-field around parabolic

Having a discussion at work about the H-field around a big parabolic antenna.

All of the saftey tests done around the antenna only mention E-Field. They state in the radiating near-field the E and H are related so no need to measure them both. On the other hand all of the wire antenna have H-field included in their measurments.

I would have thought this was the wrong way around. Simple wire antenna have near-fields extending only a couple of wavelength but paraboic near-field can extend to a few kms.

Only thing I can think of is that the near-field definition only applies to the front of the antanna - the back and surrounds are shileded by the parabola.

Is their a H-field, independent of the E-field in the immediate vicinity of a parabolic antanna?