[Antennas] Help needed to identify 3 element HF yagi

Ron Youvan ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com
Tue Aug 9 08:37:19 EDT 2011


Peter VK3ZPF Fraser wrote:

> A couple of months ago we put a 3 element Yagi antenna on the VK3SCG tower
> at Gilwell Park but I'm trying to find some info about the antenna.

> I've posted three photos to my blog in the hope that somebody might
> recognize the design.

> At best guess the boom is about 4 m (13 feet) long.

> Along the boom toward the director is a parallel tuning arrangement made of
> two aluminum tubes about 8 (3/8") mm in diameter and about 40mm (1 1/2 ")
> apart.

> I'd really like to know what model and maker this antenna is and some idea
> of the gain.

> Photos are at http://vk3zpf.blogspot.com/

   I have no idea, but the number of traps and the section dimensions between the traps would be 
most helpful in finding out.
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