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LPDA design 2023­04­18 13:00
INPUT
Lowest frequency f₁ = 430 MHz
Highest frequency fₙ = 450 MHz
Diameter of the shortest element = 4 mm
Characteristic input impedance Zc_in = 50 Ω
Taper τ = 0.961
Optimal relative spacing σₒₚₜ = 0.183
Chosen relative spacing σ = 0.179

RESULTING DESIGN
Number of elements N = 9
Dipole element lengths:
dipole ℓ₁ = 0.349 m
dipole ℓ₂ = 0.335 m
dipole ℓ₃ = 0.322 m
dipole ℓ₄ = 0.309 m
dipole ℓ₅ = 0.297 m
dipole ℓ₆ = 0.286 m
dipole ℓ₇ = 0.275 m
dipole ℓ₈ = 0.264 m
dipole ℓ₉ = 0.254 m
Sum of all dipole lengths ℓₜₒₜ = 2.690 m

Distances between the element centres

and their position along the boom:
d₁,₂ = 0.125 m, i.e. ℓ₂ @ 0.125 m
d₂,₃ = 0.120 m, i.e. ℓ₃ @ 0.245 m
d₃,₄ = 0.115 m, i.e. ℓ₄ @ 0.360 m
 d₄,₅ = 0.111 m, i.e. ℓ₅ @ 0.471 m
d₅,₆ = 0.106 m, i.e. ℓ₆ @ 0.577 m
d₆,₇ = 0.102 m, i.e. ℓ₇ @ 0.679 m
d₇,₈ = 0.098 m, i.e. ℓ₈ @ 0.778 m
d₈,₉ = 0.094 m, i.e. ℓ₉ @ 0.872 m
Boom length L = 0.872 m

Length of the terminating stub ℓ_Zterm = 0.087 m

Required characteristic impedance of the feeder
connecting the elements Zc_feed = 58.1 Ω

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