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Numerical Electromagnetics Code

Computer program for antenna modeling

SoftwaresoftwareQ630242

Also known as NEC

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The Numerical Electromagnetics Code, or NEC, is a popular antenna modeling computer program for wire and surface antennas. It was originally written in FORTRAN during the 1970s by Gerald Burke and Andrew Poggio of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The code was made publicly available for general use and has subsequently been distributed for many computer platforms from mainframes to PCs.

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Short name: NEC
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1.apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/ADA075289Retrieved 2023-10-10
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Different from: NEC applies to name of subject: NEC · criterion used: short name, acronym, initialism, or abbreviation not unique

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