**** YAGI UDA ANTENNA **** Design by http://www.changpuak.ch/electronics/yagi_uda_antenna.php --------------------------------------------------- Frequency : 145 MHz Wavelength : 2068.966 mm d/lambda : 0.001 ( min.: 0.001 , max.: 0.04 ) D/lambda : 0.004 ( min.: 0.002 , max.: 0.04 ) Boomlength : 828 mm Elements : 3 Gain : 7.1 dB (approx.) --------------------------------------------------- Reflector Length [mm] : 1022 Reflector Position [mm] : 0 --------------------------------- Dipole Length [mm] : 997 Dipole Position [mm] : 414 --------------------------------- Director Length [mm] : 969 Director Position [mm] : 828 --------------------------------- Calculations based on NBS TECHNICAL NOTE 688 Length might be slightly too long. Manufacturing Tolerances : < 4 mm --------------------------------------------------- VK5DJ's YAGI CALCULATOR Yagi design frequency =145,00 MHz Wavelength =2068 mm Parasitic elements contacting a square section metal boom 8 mm across. Folded dipole mounted same as directors and reflector Director/reflector diam =2 mm Radiator diam =2 mm REFLECTOR 1016,9 mm long at boom position = 30 mm RADIATOR Single dipole 989,9 mm tip to tip, spaced 414 mm from reflector at boom posn 444 mm DIRECTORS Dir Length Spaced Boom position Gain Gain (no.) (mm) (mm) (mm) (dBd) (dBi) 1 961,2 155,1 598,6 4,8 6,9 Spacings measured centre to centre from previous element Tolerance for element lengths is +/- 6 mm Boom position is the mounting point for each element as measured from the rear of the boom and includes the 30 mm overhang. The total boom length is 629 mm including two overhangs of 30 mm The beam's estimated 3dB beamwidth is 92 deg A half wave 4:1 balun uses 0,66 velocity factor RG-58C (PE) and is 682 mm long plus leads