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The possibility of forming a maximum of the electric field strength at a given point in space with the help of a focused one-dimensional linear antenna array is considered. It is shown that the location of the maximum electric field strength does not coincide with the point of in-phase addition of electromagnetic waves emitted by the elements of the antenna array - the focusing point. The dependence of the shift of the maximum electric field strength on the focus point for various focal lengths and sizes of antenna arrays is presented. It has been found that the value of the shift in the focusing coordinates is determined only by the size of the antenna array and does not depend on the number of its elements. The relationship between a decrease in the intensity of an electromagnetic wave and a shift in the maximum amplitude of the electric field strength is described. The paper presents the dependences of the amplitude of the electric field strength for antenna arrays of various linear sizes and the calculation results confirmed the theoretical concepts. A phase portrait for antenna arrays of various sizes is presented showing the in-phase arrival of waves at a given point in space. According to the family of dependencies presented in the paper, it can be concluded that the greater the ratio of the linear dimensions of the antenna array to the focal length, the smaller the shift in the maximum amplitude of the electric field strength.

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