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Gulshan Sharma, Ashish Duvey, Manish Jain, Prashant Sharma and P.K. Singhal
Department of Electronics, Madhav Institute of Technology & Science, Gwalior-474009
Email:- my_sharma@yahoo.co.in, pks_65@yahoo.com
Abstract: In this paper, A yagi-uda antenna The directors: The directors is the shortest
is designed at the resonant or central of the parasitic element and this end of the
frequency 1GHz by using 0.1mm diameter yagi is aimed at the receiving station. It is
brass wire as antenna element. The resonant slightly higher in frequency than
designing formulas and structure were the driven element, and its length will be
discussed and the antenna characteristics about 5% shorter, progressively than the
such as Return loss (return loss is the driven element. The directors length can
parameter that defines the reflected power vary, depending upon the director spacing,
from the antenna towards the source.) were the number of directors used in the antenna,
also discussed in this paper. the desired pattern, pattern bandwidth and
element diameter. The numbers of directors
Keywords: yagi-uda antenna with 5- that can be used are determined by the
element, Return loss. physical size (length) of the supporting
boom needed by the design. The directors
Introduction: The yagi-uda antenna is are used to provide the antenna with
basically an arrangement of dipoles in such directional pattern with gain. The amount of
a way that the whole system provides a gain is directly proportional to the length of
directional antenna beam in desired the antenna array not by the number of
direction. That’s why some times it is called directors used. The spacing of the directors
a directional antenna system. The yagi can range from 0.1 to 0.5wavelengths or
antenna’s overall basic design consist of a more and will depend largely up on the
“resonant” fed dipole [1] (the fed dipole is design specification of the antenna [3].
the driven element).
The reflector: The reflector is the element
The elements of yagi: that is placed at the rear of the driven
element (The dipole).It’s resonant frequency
The driven element: The driven element of is lower, and it’s length is approximately 5%
a yagi is the feed point where the feed line is longer than the driven element. Its length
attached from the transmitter to the yagi to will vary depending on the spacing and the
perform the transfer the power from the element diameter. The spacing of the
transmitter to the antenna. A dipole driven reflector will be between 0.1 wavelength
element will be “resonant” when its and 0.25 wavelength [4]. Its spacing will
electrical length is ½ of the wavelength of depend upon the gain, bandwidth forward /
the frequency applied to its feed point backward ratio, and side lobe pattern
[2].The feed point is on the center of the requirements of the final antenna design.
driven element. The length and spacing between the
elements which we are taken to design the Measurement and Result: The
antenna are shown in the table1. measurement are taken by the FS-315
spectrum analyzer connected by SWR
Element Length Separation bridge and designed yagi antenna..The
typical measurement set up is shown in the
Reflector 0.55λ 0.1λ figure2.We put the reference level 75 in the
spectrum analyzer and all these values are
Driven 0.50λ or λ/2 0.1λ taken in the minimum hold condition to
create low difference between actual and
Directors 0.45λ,0.40λ,0.35λ 0.1λ measured value.
References:
[1] John D. Kraus, “Yagi-uda Antennas”
in Antennas second edition 1997,
page 621.