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Ewe wrote:
"I realize that it could be a problem covering the entire BC band and I am not set on any particular design." Kraus` 6-element Yagi on page 248 of the 3rd edition of "Antennas" has 12 dBi doirectivity and a 10% bandwidth. FM channels are 200 KHz wide. 10% of 100 MHz is 10 MHz. That is 50x what you need for a single channel. If you want to cover the entire FM band with an antenna, you can do it easily with a rhombic. Arnold B. Bailey`s rhombic in "TV and Other Receiving Antennas" scales to: two #10 wires 72 feet long, separated by 36 feet at the midpoint. Overall length is 61 feet. Surge resistance is 600 ohms, and 600 ohms is used as the terminating resistor value. Bailey uses 300-ohm twinlead as a transmission line. Gain is 14.5 dBd (or less). Bandwidth is 30% for 1 dB down. That`s 1.5x the width (20 MHz) of the U.S. FM band. What you probably need is height. Signal drops fast in the shadow of the horizon or an obstruction. Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI |
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