Abstract
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.
Original language | American English |
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Journal | IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters |
Volume | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 17 2006 |
Keywords
- Compact antennas
- Yagi antennas
- folded antennas
DC Disciplines
- Engineering
- Computer Engineering