Some 4Nec2 features

 

* Graphical 2D and 3D visualization of Far- and Near-field data and Geometry strutures (including circular polarization view).

* Line-chart visualization for freq-sweep Gain, F/B, F/R, SWR and impedance data.

* Drag and drop style Geometry Editor to assist the starting antenne modeller.

* Full Nec2 and Nec4 command support, including GX, GM, GR, GA, GH and surface patches.

* Capable of running up to 11000 wires and/or segments (limited by the max of 2Gb of windows on-board memory)

* Support for inclusion of surface-wave component in far-field data.

* 3D geometry display for surface patches included.

* Variable substitution included for complete Nec2/4 command set enabling you to model by equation.

* Sophisticated real-time 3D geometry and pattern viewer showing real wire-radius.

* AO-style gradient/hill-climbing optimizer included.

* Genetic Algorithms based optimizer included.

* Automatic variable sweeper with line-chart output.

* Automatic convergence tester with line-chart output.

* Interactive Smith chart visualization for freq-sweeps.

* Integrated Sommerfeld ground calculations with frequency-sweep.

* Automatic generation of VOACAP propagation prediction type 13 and –14 antenna files.

* Automatic coversion of AO (*.ant)and EZnec (*.ez)input files.

* ‘Insulated-Wire’ and 'LC-trap' loading-types included.

* Automatic conversion for feet, inch, #awg to meters and elevation/azimuth to phi/theta and reverse.

* Batch processing for automatic testing, calculation and/or conversion of multiple Nec, AO and/or EZnec input-files.

* Extensive segment- en geometry validation, such as: Intersecting volumes, Short/thick wires at sharp angle,  Unequal segmentation for parallel wires, Too low hight, Large radius or length changes at junctions, etc.

* Screen grabber for easy cut/paste, print or save parts of the screen, window or form.

* Geometry builder to create cylindric, patch, plane, box, helix and parabola shaped structures using auto-segmentation and/or equal-area rules.

* Automatic generation of Stub-, L-, Pi- and Tee-matching-networks (low- and high-pass)

* Visualization of  circular polarization components E(left) and E(right) for far-field.

* EZnec style MiniNec ground included.

* Capable of running the default Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories Nec4 engine.

* Running on all systems from early Windows-95 to latest Windows-Vista

* More than 450 example files

* Context sensitive Help-file.

* Completely free.