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G8MNY  > TECH     19.07.23 08:37l 96 Lines 4160 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Band2 6el Narrowband Yagi
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Sent: 230719/0715Z @:GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO #:52064 [Caterham Surrey GBR]
From: G8MNY@GB7CIP.#32.GBR.EURO
To  : TECH@WW

By G8MNY                                (Corrected Feb 13)
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Well I finally got around to it, I re-designed the large 6el broadband beam I
previously made, using the MMANA-GAL program (CD 2010 RSGB yearbook & online).

My community radio station SUSY RADIO I do the engineering for, is too far away
to hear at my QTH for a normal small aerial. Orginally I wanted the aerial to
do the whole 20MHz of UK's Band2 87.5-108MHz. But that was a mistake, as at my
QTH I have strong QRM of the back of the aerial, so I re-optimised the design
for best front to back ratio on just the one frequency of 103.4MHz.

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717     4x
 ³mm    640
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 ³      ³³       ³mm 601             ³mm            596
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 ³  353 ³³  477  ³271³       796     ³       741     ³
 ³   mm ³³   mm  ³ mm³        mm     ³        mm     ³
 ³      ³³       ³   ³               ³               ³
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 ³      ³³        \ /
 ³      ĄŁ   Strange lengths!
 ³    80mm dia     Elements Ally tube 20mm dia.
     folded ends.

POLAR DIAGRAM
               _-~~~-_ 8.54dBd
              /       \
             Ž         Ż
             Ž         Ż
              \       /
               \_   _/
                 >ś<
                <   >
                 ~-~
AERIAL IMPEDANCE
This is a good 75 Ohm balanced on the design frequency, so just a 1/4 wave coax
choke balun is needed in the coax feeding the connection box.

SWR 75ź                                    .===========================.
   ³~-._                                  (( Folded            Dipole  ))
 20´    '~-..__                            '=========(0)   (0)========='
   ³           ~~-.                                     \ /  _  _  _
 10´               '.                         COAX CHOKE³ ³_/ \/ \/ \____
   ³                 ś.     _..-              1:1 BALUN ĄÄo)_/\_/\_/\coax
  1Å                   '--''               Just under 1/4 wave of coax~~~~
   87.5  92.5  97.5  102.5 107.5MHz          coiled up (3-4 turns) near
                                              the connection box.
R ź                                    X ź
150´                                   250´
   ³-._                                   ³                        _.-'
100´   ~-.                 __            0´                   _.-'~
   ³      ~-.      __..--''  ''-          ³              _.-'~
 50´         '-.-''                   -250´         _..-~ 
   ³                                      ³    _..-'
  0´                                  -500´..-'
   87.5  92.5  97.5  102.5 107.5MHz       87.5  92.5  97.5  102.5 107.5MHz

GAIN dBd                               F/B dB
 12´                                    40´
   ³                        ...-          ³
  9´                 ..--'''            20´                 .--''-..__.
   ³               -'                     ³            ,-''~
  6´     __..--._.'                     10´~~--._..--''
   ³.--''                                 ³
  3´                                     5´
   87.5  92.5  97.5  102.5 107.5MHz       87.5  92.5  97.5  102.5 107.5MHz

IN USE
This works well on 103.4MHz. I can now hear my SUSY RADIO station with very
little QRM. Gain about 2dB better than the broadband version & F/B ratio 22dB
not 11dB.


See My Tech Bul "Band2 6el Broadband Yagi", "Coiled Coax Choke Balun for VHF",
& "FM Stereo QRM".


Why don't U send out an interesting bul?

73 De John, G8MNY @ GB7CIP


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