30m Antenna

imageThe 2 element 30m yagi was designed from scratch. The antenna  has a 3,6 m (11.7 ft) boom and is hairpin matched.  The antenna will be placed at 28-29 m  (92 ft) height.

Boom length 3.58 m (11,7 ft)
Longest Element 15.7 m (5.33 ft)
Turning Radius
Weight
Forward gain (free space) 6.5 dBi

 

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The RF-choke is 8 turns of RG213 on a 220mm (8-2/3″) plastic tube. As you can see oon the picture below the 40 mm inner sections are reinforced by a smaller tube inside.

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MMANA plots ( antenna at 29 m / 95 ft)

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VNA plots with the antenna at 9 m (30 ft).

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HTFA plots, looks resonable for all paths.

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