LOG PERIODIC DIPOLE ARRAY (LPDA) DESIGN FOR UHF TV ANTENNA

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2
Elements 3
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n
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Element’s length ln

d1
λ
Boom length

Major Parts:
Elements: the “rods” or the individual dipoles of an antenna; l - an element’s length; d - distance
between two elements
Boom: the support that holds the elements and other parts in place; length (lambda, λ) is
expressed in meters ;
Instructions:
 Calculate for the design parameters of a UHF LPDA antenna given a UHF channel range
and number of elements.
 Report final design values in four decimal places (reminder: do not use four-decimal placed
values for calculations). It can be type-written or hand-written.
 No need to draw nor model the antenna, just calculations.
 Given per student: Number of channels N = 3; Number of elements n = 7; Channel range
assignment: see the last page

For Ultra High Frequencies (UHF):

CHANNELS: CH 14 – 83
FREQ BAND: 470 – 890 MHz

Source: ee179Lho.ch3.antenna design by ALCPintor(n.d.)

Revised by VJLBelizario(2019)
DESIGN PROCEDURE:
1. Determine the channel bandwidth, BW

Channel bandwidth = fH (upper frequency of channel) - fL (lower frequency of channel)

For lower freq of range: fL = 6 (NL-14) + 470 MHz N = Nth channel of the
given channel range (Lowest-Highest)

For higher freq of range, compute first for the “fL” (or denoted as fh) of the max or
highest (H) channel of the given channel range:

fh = 6 (NH-14) + 470 MHz

Then, we offset it to its actual max/highest boundary value by 6 MHz:

fH = fh + 6 MHz

2. Calculate the boom length, λ (in meters). Use fL as the frequency.

λ = c / fL c = speed of light (3x108)

3. Calculate the first and last/nth element’s length, l (in meters)

l1 = λ /2 ; ln = λn /2 where λn = c / fH

4. Calculate the periodicity or the expansion factor, τ

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𝑓𝐿
τ = ( )𝑛−1 n = total number of elements / dipole rods
𝑓𝐻

5. Calculate the distance between the first two elements, d1 (in meters)
𝜆∗𝑙1 (1−τ)
d1 =
𝑙1 −𝑙𝑛

6. Calculate the rest of the element lengths and distances by using the periodicity as the scaling factor

𝑙2 𝑙3 𝑙𝑛 𝑑2 𝑑3 𝑑𝑛
τ= = = ;τ= = =
𝑙1 𝑙2 𝑙𝑛−1 𝑑1 𝑑2 𝑑𝑛−1

Source: ee179Lho.ch3.antenna design by ALCPintor(n.d.)

Revised by VJLBelizario(2019)
Channel Range Assignment

CH Range
14-16 Abrahan

17-19 Alto

20-22 Arasa

23-25 Asacta

26-28 Baron

29-31 Buera

32-34 Cabatan

35-37 Caduyac

38-40 Ferrer

41-43 Galang

44-46 Inocencio

47-49 Ligutan

50-52 Lingat Jr.

53-55 Madayag

56-58 Matibag

59-61 Mendegorin

62-64 Oh

65-67 Pacarat

68-70 Panganiban

71-73 Targa

74-76 Tariq

77-79 Teves

Source: ee179Lho.ch3.antenna design by ALCPintor(n.d.)

Revised by VJLBelizario(2019)