VK5DJ's YAGI CALCULATOR

Yagi design frequency =2450.00 MHz

Wavelength =122 mm
Parasitic elements contacting a round section metal boom 25 mm across.
Folded dipole mounted same as directors and reflector
Director/reflector strip =4 mm by .1 mm
Radiator strip =4 mm by .1 mm
REFLECTOR
75.7 mm long at boom position = 30 mm (IT = 25.5 mm)
RADIATOR
Single dipole 56.3 mm tip to tip, spaced 24 mm from reflector at boom posn 54 mm (IT = 15.5 mm)
Folded dipole 74.4 mm tip to tip, spaced 24 mm from reflector at boom posn 54 mm (IT = 24.5 mm)
DIRECTORS
Dir Length Spaced Boom position IT Gain Gain
(no.) (mm) (mm) (mm) (mm) (dBd) (dBi)
1 67.2 9.2 63.7 21.0 4.8 6.9
2 66.4 22.0 85.7 20.5 6.5 8.6
3 65.8 26.3 112.0 20.5 7.8 9.9
4 65.1 30.6 142.6 20.0 8.9 11.0
5 64.6 34.3 176.8 20.0 9.8 11.9
6 64.0 36.7 213.5 19.5 10.5 12.7
7 63.5 38.5 252.1 19.5 11.2 13.3
8 63.1 40.4 292.5 19.0 11.7 13.9
9 62.7 42.2 334.7 19.0 12.2 14.4
10 62.3 44.1 378.7 18.5 12.7 14.9
11 61.9 45.9 424.6 18.5 13.1 15.3
12 61.6 47.1 471.7 18.5 13.5 15.7
COMMENTS
The abbreviation "IT" means "Insert To", it is the construction distance from the element tip to the edge of the boom
for through boom mounting
Spacings measured centre to centre from previous element
Tolerance for element lengths is +/- 0 mm
Boom position is the mounting point for each element as measured from the rear of the boom and includes the 30
mm overhang.The total boom length is 502 mm including two overhangs of 30 mm
The beam's estimated 3dB beamwidth is 34 deg
A half wave 4:1 balun uses 0.66 velocity factor RG-11 (PE) and is 40 mm long plus leads
FOLDED DIPOLE CONSTRUCTION
Measurements are taken from the inside of bends
Folded dipole length measured tip to tip = 74mm
Total rod length =163mm
Centre of rod=82mm
Distance BC=CD=22mm
Distance HI=GF=12mm
Distance HA=GE=36mm
Distance HB=GD=59mm
Distance HC=GC=82mm
Gap at HG=20mm
Bend diameter BI=DF=30mm
If the folded dipole is considered as a flat plane (see ARRL Antenna Handbook) then its resonant frequency is less
than the flat plane algorithm's range of 10:1
B C D
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I H G F