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Element correction for through beem Yagi elements
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I am in the process of building a 4-Element Yagi to operate at 915 MHz. The design is as follows... Element Length Distance from REFL REFL 159mm 0mm DE 146mm 40mm D1 139mm 90mm D2 132mm 155mm Boom is 12.8mm OD square aluminium (1.6mm wall thickness) Elements are 6mm solid aluminium rod. The design was assuming that the elements were to be insulated from the boom but I am having trouble making small insulators to hold these in place. It would be simpler for construction if I could simply drill through the beam and weld the rods in place or connect via a screw through the centre of the beam. The correction factor formula I have found seems to be for insulated through-beam elements. Q: Is there a correction factor I can apply to enable me to construct the antenna in this manner ? Q: Does the Driven element need to be in the same plane as the other elements or can it be out of alignment (ie. If I use a small plastic enclosure to house the balun and make connection to the driven elements, the elements will not be in the middle of the beam but rather 5mm or so above the beam). Q: Is there an alternate design I could use that would be simpler to construct. (I am looking for around 7dB gain at low angle of radiation - point to point communications link). Feedline is 50 Ohm coaxial cable, power is less than 1 Watt. Hope I have given enough info to evoke some constructive advice, Thanks in advance for your help Regards David |
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Element correction for through beem Yagi elements
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:17:03 GMT, David
wrote: Hi, I am in the process of building a 4-Element Yagi to operate at 915 MHz. The design is as follows... Element Length Distance from REFL REFL 159mm 0mm DE 146mm 40mm D1 139mm 90mm D2 132mm 155mm Boom is 12.8mm OD square aluminium (1.6mm wall thickness) Elements are 6mm solid aluminium rod. The design was assuming that the elements were to be insulated from the boom but I am having trouble making small insulators to hold these in place. It would be simpler for construction if I could simply drill through the beam and weld the rods in place or connect via a screw through the centre of the beam. The correction factor formula I have found seems to be for insulated through-beam elements. Q: Is there a correction factor I can apply to enable me to construct the antenna in this manner ? Q: Does the Driven element need to be in the same plane as the other elements or can it be out of alignment (ie. If I use a small plastic enclosure to house the balun and make connection to the driven elements, the elements will not be in the middle of the beam but rather 5mm or so above the beam). Q: Is there an alternate design I could use that would be simpler to construct. (I am looking for around 7dB gain at low angle of radiation - point to point communications link). Feedline is 50 Ohm coaxial cable, power is less than 1 Watt. Hope I have given enough info to evoke some constructive advice, Thanks in advance for your help Take a look at Ian's site: http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek/diy-y...x.htm#BoomCorr |
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Element correction for through beem Yagi elements
David wrote:
The design was assuming that the elements were to be insulated from the boom but I am having trouble making small insulators to hold these in place. It would be simpler for construction if I could simply drill through the beam and weld the rods in place or connect via a screw through the centre of the beam. The correction factor formula I have found seems to be for insulated through-beam elements. Q: Is there a correction factor I can apply to enable me to construct the antenna in this manner ? The ARRL Antenna Book has a graph showing the correction needed for thru-the-beam elements. I can't recall if it is for insulated elements or not. It's in the chapter on Yagis -- the chapter with all the K1FO yagi designs. Q: Is there an alternate design I could use that would be simpler to construct. (I am looking for around 7dB gain at low angle of radiation - point to point communications link). Feedline is 50 Ohm coaxial cable, power is less than 1 Watt. WA5VJB has some cheap yagi designs, and also sells PC board-based antennas on his web site. http://www.clarc.org/Articles/uhf.htm I built a 902mhz WA5VJB design using a piece of square moulding. If you paint the boom with primer or polyurethene, it should last some time. Glen, kc0iyt |
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Element correction for through beem Yagi elements
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 22:17:03 GMT, David
wrote: Hi, I am in the process of building a 4-Element Yagi to operate at 915 MHz. The design is as follows... Element Length Distance from REFL REFL 159mm 0mm DE 146mm 40mm D1 139mm 90mm D2 132mm 155mm Boom is 12.8mm OD square aluminium (1.6mm wall thickness) Elements are 6mm solid aluminium rod. The design was assuming that the elements were to be insulated from the boom but I am having trouble making small insulators to hold these in place. It would be simpler for construction if I could simply drill through the beam and weld the rods in place or connect via a screw through the centre of the beam. The correction factor formula I have found seems to be for insulated through-beam elements. Q: Is there a correction factor I can apply to enable me to construct the antenna in this manner ? Q: Does the Driven element need to be in the same plane as the other elements or can it be out of alignment (ie. If I use a small plastic enclosure to house the balun and make connection to the driven elements, the elements will not be in the middle of the beam but rather 5mm or so above the beam). Q: Is there an alternate design I could use that would be simpler to construct. (I am looking for around 7dB gain at low angle of radiation - point to point communications link). Feedline is 50 Ohm coaxial cable, power is less than 1 Watt. Hope I have given enough info to evoke some constructive advice, Thanks in advance for your help Regards David http://www.wia.org.au/armag/2002/AR_...ionFactors.pdf |
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