Sunday, May 27, 2012

28MHz 6el OWA Yagi

A 6 element OWA Yagi for 28MHz with a 10.623mtr boom

Revised September 2010 v1.0
Premium commercial versions of this antenna at Innovantennas


I WILL MODEL THIS ANTENNA IN ANY TUBE SIZE OR TAPER SECHDULE FOR YOU, CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL


This is a high-gain, wideband OWA (Optimised Wideband Array) Yagi which covers the 10m band with an SWR of less than1.1:1 from 28-28.900MHz. It is a non-crtical antenna so both metric and imperial sized tubing can be used with the same dimensions. This antenna has a two stage taper.
This Antenna has been modelled using NEC4 and confirmed by FEKO. This is thousands of dollars of the very latest antenna design software available and the results are highly accurate. When loading into your software, you will see similar SWR but not the same. Please do not alter the model, build to these dimensions for the best results.
Contact me if you are unsure what correction (if any) you require for the element holders/stand-offs you will use or any other questions you may have.


The 6el G0KSC OWA at VK4QH

Also read 'An Intro to OWA Yagis' and also 'Creating a Balun'

Antenna Layout and Construction:



Performance
11.55dBi @ 28.500MHz
20.41dB @ 28.500MHz
SWR: Below 1.1.1 from 28MHz to 28.900MHz

Construction details / Taper schedule
Refer to the above drawing.
European version tube diameter
Mid Section: 20mm, Outer Section: 15mm
UK/USA version tube diameter
Mid Section: 3/4 inch, Outer Section: 5/8 inch



Antenna Dimensions For either UK/USA sized tubing or European/metric sized tubing


                           Spacing                  End Section Length   (All below sizes in Metres)
Reflector                0                             1 .9195
DE1                      1.345                       1 .8685
D1                        2.071                        1.7315
D2                        4.359                        1.6785
D3                        7.664                        1.6345
D4                      10.623                        1.5785

Stacking information:
Distance: 6m
Gain: 13.53dBi (18.54dBi 20m above real ground)
F/B: 26.8dB 

Distance: 10m
Gain: 14.27dBi (19.49dBi 20m above real ground)
F/B: 19.14dB

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