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FOREWORD
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CONTENTS
Page
1. INTRODUCTION . 1
2. METHOD OF MEASUREMENT 1
3. RESULTS . 1
5. CONCLUS IONS 21
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . 2.1
7. REFERENCES . 21
V
Figure 7. Comparison o f Gain o f D i f f e r e n t Length Yagis Showing t h e R e l a t i o n s h i p
Between D i r e c t o r s Optimized I n Length t o Y i e l d Haximum Gain and
D i r e c t o r s o f Optimum Uniform Length . 8
F i g u r e 11. Gain o f an Array o f Yagis, Stacked One Above the Other and i n Broadside,
as a Function o f Spaclng . 11
Peter P. V i e z b i c k e
1. INTRODUCTION
The Yagi-Uda antenna 111, commonly known as t h e Yagi, was i n v e n t e d i n 1926 by D r . H. Yagi
and S h i n t a r o Uda. I t s c o n f i g u r a t i o n normally c o n s i s t s o f a number o f d i r e c t o r s and r e f l e c t o r s
t h a t enhance r a d i a t i o n i n one d i r e c t i o n when p r o p e r l y arranged on a s u p p o r t i n g s t r u c t u r e .
T h i s r e p o r t presents t h e r e s u l t s of e x t e n s i v e measurements c a r r i e d o u t by t h e N a t i o n a l
Bureau o f Standards t o determine these e f f e c t s and g i v e s g r a p h i c a l d a t a t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e
design o f d i f f e r e n t l e n g t h antennnas t o y i e l d maximum gain. I n addition., d e s i g n c r i t e r i o n
i s a l s o presented on stacking--one above t h e o t h e r and i n a columnar c o n f i g u r a t i o n . The
g a i n i s g i v e n i n d e c i b e l s (de) r e l a t i v e t o a d i p o l e ( r e f e r e n c e antenna) a t t h e same h e i g h t
above ground as t h e t e s t (Yagi) antenna.
2. METHOD OF MEASUREMENT
3. RESULTS
c. E f f e c t o f d i f f e r e n t diameters and l e n g t h s o f d i r e c t o r s on r e a l i z a b l e g a i n
d. E f f e c t o f t h e s i z e o f a supporting boom on t h e o p t i m u m l e n g t h o f p a r a s i t i c
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decreased, an o s c i l l a t o r y wave p a t t e r n r e s u l t e d wherein t h e max mum g a i n occurred a t a
shorter Yagi l e n g t h and v a r i e d between a maximum and minimum va
was changed. As the l e n g t h o f the d i r e c t o r s was increased, the
p a t t e r n were a l s o enhanced together w i t h a r e d u c t i o n i n g a i n as
ue as t h e l e n g t h o f t h e Yagi
v a r i a t i o n s i n t h e wave
shown i n f i g u r e s 5 and 6 .
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The curves presented i n f i g u r e 7 show a comparison o f r e a l zed g a i n vs Yagi l e n g t h up
t o 4.21 for antennas u s i n g d i r e c t o r s o f equal l e n g t h and those optimized i n l e n g t h . For t h e
optimized l e n g t h c o n f i g u r a t i o n s t h e g a i n increased from 0.5 dB f o r t h e 2.2A antenna t o
approximately 1.5 dB f o r t h e 4.2X Yagi. T a b l e 1 g i v e s d e t a i l s o f antenna parameters f o r t h e
1
6
TABLE 1 . OPTIMIZED LENGTHS OF P A R A S I T I C ELEMENTS
FOR YAGI ANTENNAS OF S I X DIFFERENT LENGTHS
G A I N RELATIVE
TO HALF-WAVE 7.1 9.2 10.2 12.25 13.4 14.2
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element) are presented i n f i g u r e 13. The 3-dB E and H plane beanwidths measured 66' and
1 1 l 0 respecdively. The beanwidth of t h e 3-element 0.4X antenna, as shown i n f i g u r e 14,
measured 57 and 72' i n t h e E and H planes r e s p e c t i v e l y . The E p l a n e , f r o n t - t o - s i d e r a t i o
i s i n the order o f 24 dB, w h i l e t h e r a d i a t i o n to t h e r e a r was o n l y 8 dB down from t h a t i n
the forward d i r e c t i o n .
1. Frequency o f o p e r a t i o n , f (wavelength, h )
16
STEP 1: Plot the lengths of the parasitic elements obtained from Table 1 for 0.81 long
Yagi on the corresponding curve In figure 9. For clarlty, these curves are
reproduced in figure 20. Establish points LD = L , L , LR and determine
1 O3 D2
the parasitic element lengths for d/X = 0.0085.
Thus LD = Lo3 = 0.4281
1
L
D2
- 0.4241
LR = 0.4821
STEP 2: For our design, where the element diameter to wavelength ratio d/X
plot and establish this point on the director curve and indicate by a check
- 0.0042,
L = 0.438X
D2
LR = 0.4851
To these values, a correction must be added to compensate for the boom diameter.
STEP 5: Refer to figure 10. For a boom diameter-to-wavelength ratio O/X = 0.0085,
determine the fractional increase in wavelength by which each of the para-
sitic elements must be increased. From the chart this length = 0.0051.
Thus, for this design the exact lengths of the parasitic elements should be
measured and cut to the following lengths.
= L = 0.4421 + 0.0051 = 0.4471 = 267 cm.
O3
L = 0.4381 + 0.0051 = 0.4431 = 264.5 cm.
O2
= 0.4851 + 0.005X = 0.490X = 293 cm.
LR
The driven element is designed so that the Yagi can work either into a 50 or 200 ohm load
impedance. For a 50 ohm impedance, a folded dipole and a quarterwave balun can be employed.
Precise matching to 50 ohms can be accomplished by using a double-stub tuner connected into
the feed line.
17
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SHlSN313AVM N I SlN3W313 30 H 1 9 N 3 1
18
I f the antenna i s designed w i t h a 200 ohm balanced i n p u t impedance, then the d r i v e n
element should be designed t o p r o v i d e an impedance step-up r a t i o o f 12. For t h i s c o n f i g u r a -
t i o n , a X/2 b a l u n s e c t i o n and stubs can be used t o p r o v i d e proper impedance t r a n s f o r m a t i o n
and matching. OtHer matching methods can a l s o be employed such as Gamma o r T match [ l o , 1 1 ,
121.
19
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SH13N313AVM N I S l N 3 W 3 1 3 30 H19N31
20
= L = 0.414X + 0.026X = 0.440X = 16.0 cm.
O2
L = 0.4091 + 0.0261 = 0.4351 = 15.8 cm.
D3
L = 0.3951 + 0.026X = 0.4211 = 15.3 cm.
D4
L = 0.391h + 0.0261 = 0.4171 = 15.1 cm.
I D5
L = 0.3851 + 0.0261 = 0.4111 = 14.9 cm.
D6
L = 0.3811 + 0.0261 = 0.407X = 14.8 cm.
DJ
L - =, 0.3771 + 0.026X = 0.4031 = 14.6 cm.
'8 LD13
LR = 0.4731 + 0.0261 = 0.4991 = 18.1 cm.
I
5. CONCLUSIONS
6. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
7. REFERENCES
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Ltd., Senda, Japan, 1954).
[ 3 ] Barbano, N., Log p e r i o d i c Yagi-Uda a r r a y , IEEE, Trans. Antennas and Prop., AP-14,
pp. 235-238 (Mar. 1966).
[ 4 ] T h i e l e , G. A.,
Analysis Y Yagi-Uda t y p e antennas, I E E E , Trans. Antennas and Prop. AP-17,
pp. 24-31 (Jan. 1969).
[6] Shen, L., D i r e c t i v i t y and bandwidth of single-band and double band Yagi a r r a y s , I E E E ,
Trans. Antennas and Prop., AP-20, pp. 178-180 (Nov. 1972).
21
[7] Cheng, 0. K . , and Chen, C. A., Optimum element spacings for Yagi-Uda arrays, I E E E , Trans.
Antennas and Prop., AP-21, pp. 615-623 (Sept. 1973).
[8] Chen, C. A . , and Cheng, 0 . K., Optimum element lengths for Yagi-Uda arrays, IEEE, Trans.
I
Antennas and Prop., AP-23, pp. 8-15 (Jan. 1975).
191 Nose, K . , Crossed Yagi antennas for circular polarizatlon, QST, pp. 21-24 (Jan. 1973).
!
[lo] Healey, 0. J., 1 1 1 , An examination o f the G m Match, QST, pp. 11-15 (Apr. 1969).
[ l l ] Nose, K . , Adjustment o f Gamma-matched parasitic beams, QST, pp. 44-46 (Mar. 1958).
[I21 The Radio Amateur's Handbook, Fifty Second Ed. (AH Radio Relay League, 1976). i
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