Design of a Closely Spaced, Folded Yagi Antenna

A closely spaced, folded Yagi antenna design is proposed for achieving high gain in a physically compact size. It is shown that a three-element Yagi can achieve a realized gain of more than 6.7 dB, despite the fact that the spacing between the elements is only 0.02lambda. The simulation results are...

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Published in:IEEE antennas and wireless propagation letters 2006, Vol.5 (1), p.302-305
Main Authors: Lim, S., Ling, H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antenna measurements
Compact antennas
Conductors
folded antennas
Hafnium
Metamaterials
National electric code
Periodic structures
Propagation losses
Transmitting antennas
Wire
Yagi antennas
Yagi-Uda antennas
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Summary:A closely spaced, folded Yagi antenna design is proposed for achieving high gain in a physically compact size. It is shown that a three-element Yagi can achieve a realized gain of more than 6.7 dB, despite the fact that the spacing between the elements is only 0.02lambda. The simulation results are verified by measurements using a monopole version of the design at 1 GHz. The antenna design is then evaluated at 8 MHz over a lossy ground for potential applications in HF skywave transmission
ISSN:1536-1225
1548-5757
DOI:10.1109/LAWP.2006.878892