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title: "XFdtd Tutorial Video: Bow Tie Antenna Design | Remcom"
description: This video tutorial series helps XFdtd users to create and analyze a broadband antenna.  The series will guide you through XF's antenna design process, with each video highlighting key steps and features.
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# [XFdtd Tutorial Video: Bow Tie Antenna Design | Remcom](https://www.remcom.com/resources/video/xfdtd/getting-started/bow-tie-antenna-tutorial)

 Written by [Admin](https://www.remcom.com/resources/author/admin) | Aug 25, 2015 2:31:29 PM

This video tutorial series helps[ XFdtd](https://www.remcom.com/xfdtd-3d-em-simulation-software) users to create and analyze a broadband antenna.  The series will guide you through XF's [antenna design](https://www.remcom.com/antenna-design-simulation-software) process, with each video highlighting key steps and features.

Learn to:

- Create a bow tie antenna geometry by using the polygon tool to define the sheet body.
- Assign a PEC material to the bow tie in order to define the antenna's electromagnetic properties.
- Add a voltage source with 300 ohm resistor to represent the antenna's connection to a generator.
- Verify the grid and enable [XACT mesh](https://www.remcom.com/xf-xact).
- Use a far zone sensor to save the 3-D radiation pattern during simulation.
- Run the simulation with the specified frequencies of interest at 6.7 and 20 GHz.
- View the simulation's S-parameter, far zone gain, and impedance results.

[View the video tutorial series on the XFdtd support site...](https://support.remcom.com/xfdtd/users-guide/antenna-design/step-by-step/bow-tie-antenna.html)

[View full post](https://www.remcom.com/resources/video/xfdtd/getting-started/bow-tie-antenna-tutorial)

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