Gain vs. isotr. Rad.   6.4 dBi
Gain vs. Dipole        4.3 dBD
-3 dB H-plane        134.8 deg.
-3 dB E-plane         69.8 deg.
F/B                   -9.3 dB
F/R                   -6.3 dB
Impedance               50 ohms
Mechan. Length        1178 mm
Electr. Length        0.20 λ

Stacking Dist. h-pol.
top-to-bottom          3.24 m or 10.6 ft
side-by-side           5.22 m or 17.1 ft

 
        Pos.     Length
                 in NEC
				 
Refl.     0       2936
DE     1178       2736
Ele.      Ø       12 mm

BC needs to be added according element holders & boom diameter chosen

Geometry

On-Boom-Holders: see here

The Driver Dipoles diameter is 12 mm for all examples.
Use EZNEC's Auto-Segmentation at 50.15 MHz.

Who has been looking at this Yagi?

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Pattern and VSWR Plots



Elevation and Azimuth plot

 

RL and SWR plot

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Tapered Builds

In some regions a sufficient length of 12 mm or 3/8" tube may be hard to purchase.
So I show how to build a tapered version here. Which same time offers an easy ability
to trim to frequency by adjusting the pushed in lenghts of the outer tubes.

Using 12 and 10 mm tubes for elements you can build a tapered version following the
geometry shown in the sketch below

Element tubes cutting list

Feeding the coax

Use a Quarter Wave Line with a ferrite core towards the split side at the dipole
and an N-flange-bushing on the to-ground side. For any very simple build you might do
without the ferrite core even as long as the QW-line is grounded in a low impedant way.
Which is to use a broad, flat bracket.

How to derive length (a)?

Wavelength is 5.978 m for 50.15 MHz. Length (a) is (5.978 m / 4) x v-factor.
Minus a few millimeters for the frequency depending v-factor of the insulation plastic.
Which usually is around plus 3 ... 4 percent at 50 MHz with means multiplication by 0.96.

For a PE coax that means (a) = 5.978 mm x 0.25 x 0.66 x 0.96 = 947 mm
For a foam coax that means (a) = 5.978 mm x 0.25 x 0.82 x 0.96 = 1176 mm

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Dipole Box

Box is a 'Spelsberg Abox 040 Nautic, Industrial Quality acc. EN 606 70, IP65, free of halogene,
weatherproof, comes with cable gland size M20 spare holes' - 93 x 93 x 55 mm

Inside Closeup: Tube ends carry 2 slots, mid insulator is a glass fibre reinforced plastic rod Ø 11,7 mm by LA4ZH
(www.eidolon.no), 2 hose clamps fastening the mid rod plus connecting stripes made from 1 mm copper.

Boom face side: Making use of the 2 forseen fastening holes and two self cut brackets 35 x 30 mm to
mount to boom on a broad supporting area using a screw M5 x 30 (boom 20 x 30 mm)

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Downloads

EZNEC file of this Yagi with Straight Split DE  

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For stacking data and plots see 70 MHz antenna YBN 4m-2w

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73, Hartmut, DG7YBN