This antenna is later removed and replaced by a 5 el yagi with 12m boom placed in the second tower.
The 4 element 17 m yagi is made of a CueDee 4 el 20m Yagi. The elements are of course shortened but the boom is extended to 9 m (29.5 ft). As the 17 m band is very narrow the antenna can be optimized for Gain and F/B. Mike SJ2W has made the final design.
Boom legth (diam 50/60 mm/ 2/2.5″) | 9 m (29.5 ft) |
Longest Element | 7.49 m (24.5 ft) |
Turning Radius | – |
Weight | – |
Forward Gain (free space) | 7.3 dBd |
F/B | 23.2 dB |
VNA plot when antenna was tested at 7m.
The gamma match is orginal CueDee just refurbished with new stainless steel screews.
MMANA plots with antenna at 20m (65 ft) without the gamma match.
HFTA plots looks resonable for all paths
FInal feeder 0.5 wave length of RG-213, Phase shift 179.99 degrees. Loss 0.23 dB