AHA - now we have the answer to the problem of narrow yagi lobes.
We are simply using the wrong graph paper to depict the pattern. I'm sure that with enough planning and dedication, a committee of a few dozen could come up with a special graph paper, custom-made to your yagi such that no lobes would seem narrow at all. In fact, your yagi could become the perfect isotropic radiator. THAT's the ticket. For a 'more fun' way to plot yagi lobes, you must use a field strength meter and a motorcycle and a blonde. " wrote in message news:KVI1e.159$Vx1.16@attbi_s01... Hal Amateur radio operators have been convinced to display radiation patterns on logarithmic paper to make it look more directional than normal plotting procedure. Since I can now generate a complete circle for an non yagi antenna array using logarithmic paper on my antenna program I thought it would be interesting to see what a circle would look like when using 'standard' graph paper.( a reverse procedure) Now, as I write this, I realise that my antenna computor program has the ability to make this transition. This will be interesting as I have no pre-expectations as to what it will show. Best regards Art "Hal Rosser" wrote in message . .. I've got to now draw a circle with a compass and observe how the shape changes when replotted with logrithmic and other types of graph paper Regards Art Be sure to give us a report on creating the logarithmic graph paper. If I heard someone was looking to replot circles on log graph paper, I would say he must be a ham. Then I would think about writing a Java program to do it, as I slipped into sleep while listening to 'Coast-to-coast-AM' on the radio. |
Art Unwin wrote:
"---what actually creates the narrowing of the forward lobes?" Destructive interference of energy outside the main lobe lobe which concurrently causes constructive interference within the forward lobe as energy is neither created nor destroyed but redirected. Highly conductive parasitic antenna elements can approach 100% efficiency. They re-radiate, having no load other than a complete highly conductive short sircuit, nearly all of the energy they intercept. The re-radiated energy is carefully phased to create the desired directional pattern. This can be "cut and try" or it can be calculate and try. Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI |
On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 20:53:27 +0100, Brian Howie
wrote: One way to reduce the effect is to use a number of vertically stacked low gain yagis. The lobe becomes narrow in the vertical plane , but remains broad in the horizontal plane. Hi Brian, A simple, but cogent point. 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC |
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