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Old March 23rd 04, 10:08 PM
Jeppe
 
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Default double double (bi)quad - feed impedance?

An ordinary biquad antenna (two squares in the same plane) has a feed
impedance of about 50 Ohm when placed about lambda/8 in front of a
reflector.

But what is the corresponding feed impedance of a double biquad ( four
squares = "double double quad") like each stacked element in this
one?:

http://www.vhfman.freeuk.com/radio/23cmantennas.html


Intuitively I would guess it is 100 Ohm. But I may certainly be wrong,
how the individual squares interact is over my head. Anybody got a
more authoritative guess?

Jeppe