Using a spider quad, such as the gem quad, is one way to ad. It has a lot in common with the zl special, see w4rnl q hb9cv also transposed his feeding system to the 2element cubical quad, this allowed him grounding the both loops, a genius idea for a unique model, he called it swiss quad. So in this case, we want to build an antenna for 6 meters, 50. Listed under the antennas12m category that is about 12 meter antennas. Dx antenna project in the summer of 1987, we soon discovered the real challenge. Design and construction of a national contest journal. The goal here is to put up a cheap, easy, and quick 2meter antenna that is simple and unobtrusive, but works quite well. Biquad antenna electronics forum circuits, projects and. The cubical quad antenna lends itself to use at vhf and uhf, and a 2 metre quad or two meter quad is easy to make using a few items that are easy to obtain or may even be available anyway. I like to combine the vhf and field day events with camping so my antennas need to be portable.
Part of a wavelength on top and part on the bottom in the form of two loops connected together. The double quad article posted above was for an antenna designed for 2. If you are limited in space a 2 elements quad could be what you were looking for. Combine pdfs in the order you want with the easiest pdf merger available. Figure 1 shows the dimensions and layout of the antenna and figure 2 shows the final, fabricated double bi quad antenna design. This antenna is essentially a half wave radiator on 40m 1 wave on 20m1. Like a yagiuda antenna yagi, a quad consists of a driven element and one or more parasitic elements. It uses a single coax line to a homebrew antenna switch.
If we look at antenna books and articles about quad antennas, we will often find references to quad antennas having 2 db gain over a comparable boom length yagi antenna. The cubical quad antenna calculator for citizens band cb radio and amateur radio communications to calculate the spacing between the reflector and driven elements and directors. The antenna is constructed using a 4way electrical conduit junction box and 34. The biggest compromise with a 2element quad is in terms of boom length element spacing. The antenna has a total boom length of 4,21 meters and produces a 9,5dbi gain which is incredible for such a relative small boom length. Jun, 2016 this type of antenna can also be made from two crossed dipoles, however, using full wave loops instead of half wave dipoles provides about 1 db additional gain at low elevation angles there is a great article about building a 6 meter quad turnstile written by l. The antenna offers a gain of about 10 db, is lightweight, mechanically strong and rivals the performance of similar commercial antennas. The statement often made is a single quad element has 2 db gain over a dipole, and that 2 db gain difference carries over into arrays of quad elements. I got the boom from a large uhf tv antenna that was 70 long. However i highly recommend to follow my instructions, which are based on computer antenna simulation software 4nec2, to maximize performance. The dimensions given are not spot on for 2400ghz, they for a frequency a bit higher in the band as the calculated length of the sides of each quad loop should be longer than he used for exactly 2400ghz. When we launched our dx antenna project in the summer of 1987, we soon discovered the real challenge. The feed point is in the vertical plane of the antenna between the loops so its basic polarization would be vertical.
While this type of design has smaller antenna gain. Dimensions of the fabricated double bi quad antenna. The quad antenna is a type of directional antenna that typically has its elements configured into foursided square loops. Very heavy construction good for heavy snow loading conditions. Vhfuhf quad antenna the information in this article has come from many amateur sources, the most notable was from wa6tey sk 1985 ray frost, who was a pioneer of vhf quad designs and one of the best southern california transmitter hunters of the 1980s. Pdf manager is a powerful, easytouse app for merging and editing pdf files. Just like for a quad antenna for short wave, a balun is not absolutely necessary.
Kupit pdf manager merge, split, trim microsoft store sksk. In his spare time, moore built a second quad antenna, this one to be used in the 20 meter band at his ham station, hc1jb, in quito. Heres what we did and how you can build a twoelement, lightweight 10 and 15meter quad using parts availa ble at local hardware and radioparts stores and a sportinggoods mailorder supplier. Testing to determine the difference in gain between a biquad and the double biquad, some tests were performed, with the signal, noise and snr recorded. A fiveelement quad antenna for 2 meters by jim reynante, kd6glfpo box 27856san diego, ca 92198 if your station is located on the fringe of the repeaters coverage area. A quad has a smaller turning radius that a yagi it has a lower noise level and a slight higher gain. Jul 14, 2014 hence here is the double biquad antenna and biquad antenna calculators for handmade antenna based on average data. Each antenna is on a separate telephone pole and the boom of each is mounted exactly 80 feet above ground. Similar to a yagi antenna, it usually possesses a driven element that sends or receives radio current through a feed line to a receiver or transmitter, and one or several parasitic elements, which modify the driven elements pattern, direction, and gain. The characteristic impedance of a loop depends on its shape. Heres what we did and how you can build a twoelement, lightweight 10 and 15meter quad using parts availa. Mti expertises in development, design, analysis, simulations, production and testing of specialpurpose and standard antennas, from hf to millimeter wave bands.
I started with an already modeled 15 meter 2 element quad, and rescaled it to 146mhz. A fiveelement quad antenna for 2 meters by jim reynante. The v configuration gives outstanding gain and pin point rejection. Our pdf merger allows you to quickly combine multiple pdf files into one single pdf document, in just a few clicks. The antenna is made of copper wire with 1mm diameter not highly critical.
Summer contests are a great reason to get away from it all and enjoy the pleasures of amateur radio. Below you can find the dimensions for a 3el cubical quad. A fiveelement quad antenna for 2 meters by jim reynante, kd6glfpo box 27856san diego, ca 92198 if your station is located on the fringe of the repeaters coverage area, youve come to the right place. Double quad antenna for 1296 mhz herbert dingfelder. Mti has over 40 years of experience in a wide range of special antennas and antenna systems. Au2vhf is a combined gpsvhf mobile antenna that is designed to simplify the need for an avl or fleet management antenna systems. This free online tool allows to combine multiple pdf or image files into a single pdf document.
Design and construction of a quad that will last steve root, kosr a 2element quad has fullsized elements. I leave it to your fantasy how to fix the reflector to the driven element. Reports flooded the station, attesting to the efficiency of the simple antenna and the strength of the signal. This gave me a guess at how many elements i could fit on the boom that i had. Ok well start with a specification of my present quad 2 element. Merge, reorder, and split pages across multiple documents. Antenna projects for 144 mhz category is a curation of 148 web resources on, simple vhf antenna, dish antenna for 2 meters band, 2m big wheel antenna. This indicates that the quad helix antennas are operating in endfire and backfire modes simultaneously. The antenna s low cost is made possible by modifying a radioshack fm broadcast receiving antenna rs 152163. Since a loop radiates broadside, concentric elements are not in each others way. A quad antenna is a type of directional wire radio antenna used on the hf and vhf bands.
Unit has short boom 6 feet and has loading coils and capacity hats to deliver directivity. This antenna is similar in construction to the 2meter ofc sleeve dipole i built over 8 years ago, but it is a simple centerfed dipole. The skyworks advantage broad frontend module and precision analog product portfolio market leadership in key product segments solutions for all air interface standards, including cdma2000, gsmgprsedge, lte, wcdma and wlan engagements with a diverse set of toptier customers analog, rf and mixedsignal design capabilities. The length of a fullwave antenna is given by the formula 1005 frequency in mhz total length of the loop. The vq2quad offers cbers the advantages of both horizontal and vertical polarization with only one coax. Cebik, w4rnl in the may 2002 qst magazine that goes into further detail about. The antenna is basically a quad, 1 full wavelength at 2 meters. The new quad antenna distinguished itself in a short time with the listeners of hcjb. It should be remembered when considering its use that the quad, when fed at the bottom gives horizontal polarisation.
The radiating elements double bi quad shape were etched out of a copper layer on fr4, bent at 90 degrees. Like a yagiuda antenna yagi, a quad consists of a driven. In europe the hb9cv antenna is widely used in vhf and uhf portable experimentation but also in hf. For information on connecting a biquad antenna to a wireless radio, have a look at the page on using wireless antennas. Ei7ba multiband cubical quad antenna, ve3sqb ham radio. Building a fullwave quad loop antenna for 6 meters barron.
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