Yagi Transceiver Extender
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Yagi Transceiver Extender. University of Idaho Lee VanGundy. Background. Yagi-Uda Antenna Directional antenna Invented by Shintaro Uda and Hidetsugu Yagi in 1926 First wide spread use during WWII for airborne radar. Basic Design. Deflector Driven Element (dipole)
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Yagi Transceiver Extender University of Idaho Lee VanGundy
Background • Yagi-Uda Antenna • Directional antenna • Invented by Shintaro Uda and Hidetsugu Yagi in 1926 • First wide spread use during WWII for airborne radar
Basic Design • Deflector • Driven Element (dipole) • Parasitic Element (director) http://www.radio-electronics.com/info/antennas/yagi/yagi.php
Designing • Made use of online calculator • Inputs • Desired Frequency • Element Wire Gauge size • Element Material
Materials • ½x¾” 3 ft piece of molding • 12 AWG stripped copper wire 3-4 ft. • RP-SMA Cable • Drill(Drill press preferred) • Wire clippers • Soldering iron • Ruler
Building • Measured drilled holes to elements • Drilled to fit • Measured and cut elements • Modified cable and soldered to driven element
Testing • Measured distance between Antenna and Range • Standard Antenna • Yagi Antenna
Results Standard Antenna Yagi Antenna
Results YagiContinued Antenna turned out to be omni-directional
Reasons for Problems • Online calculator • Measurements • Spacing • Lengths
Conclusions • It was nice to build something that worked, but it would have been nice to have an antenna that was directional
Thanks to… • Dan Mathewson for using a drill press to drill the holes • Seth Thompson for aiding in my testing