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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Low Band DXing• There’s life below 14 MHz!
• 40 meter attributes– Global coverage
– “Convenient” hours for West Coast DXing
– Minimal TVI concerns
• 40 meter challenges– Interference (local & AM broadcast)
– Low Band DXing takes a good antenna
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Low Band DX Antennas
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly
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The Half-Square Yagi
A New, High-Performance, Low-Cost Design for Low-Band DXing
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
What makes a Good Low Band Antenna?
Common Antenna Myths• Myth #1 Commercially-made antennas are
better than homebrew• Myth #2 Directivity and Gain are
basically the same thing• Myth #3 A monoband yagi on a 60 foot
tower good enough, regardless of the band• Myth #4 Low Band DX antennas gotta be
huge
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Gain
Critical Attributes for an Effective 40 meter DX Antenna
• Efficiency
• Directivity
• Low Angle of Radiation
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Quiz Question #1)
Between what elevation angles do most West Coast 40m openings to Japan occur?
A) 30 to 45 degrees
B) 20 to 30 degrees
C) 3 to 20 degrees
D) 3 to 10 degrees
E) All of the above
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
West Coast 40-meter openings to the Far East
(via IONCAP)
If your antenna’s main elevation isn’t between 3 and 20 degrees, you’re toast !
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Quiz Question #1) Between what elevation angles do most West Coast 40m openings to Japan occur?
A) 30 to 45 degrees
B) 20 to 30 degrees
C) 3 to 20 degrees
D) 3 to 10 degrees
E) All of the above
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K6EI
West Coast 40-meter openings to the Europe
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Aiming for Europe? Two to 12 degrees is what you want!
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
West Coast 80-meter openings to the Japan
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Truly High Performance Low HF Antennas Exist . . .
Elevation Angle of main beam: 8 degrees
Elevation Angle of main beam: 8 degrees
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
A 350 foot tall Rotable Curtain Array for 7 MHz:
$3,000,000
But . . .They Come At a Price!
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Quiz Question #2)
Which antenna is a better for working 40m DX?
A) Dipole at 45 feet
B) 1/4 Vertical & Ground Plane 10 ft above the ground
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
7 MHz Dipole at 45 feetVia NEC-2 (EZNEC)
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
7 MHz Vertical & Ground Plane
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Vertical vs Dipole
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Quiz Question #2)
Which is better for working 40m DX?
A) Dipole at 45 feet
B) 1/4 Vertical & Ground Plane 10 ft above the ground
C) A Tie: Neither is very good
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
7 MHz 2 element Monoband Yagi at 45 feet
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
7 MHz 2 element Monoband Yagi at 45 feet
But you need to be concentrated below 20 degrees (and preferably below 12 degrees) to work Low Band DX!
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Quiz Question #3)
How high does a 40m dipole need to be for its main beam to be at 15 degrees?
A) 45 feetB) 60 feetC) 100 feetD) 130 feetE) Higher than 200 feet
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
7 MHz Dipole at 130 feet
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Quiz Question #4)
How high does a monoband 40m yagi need to be for its main beam to be at 15 degrees?
A) 45 feetB) 60 feetC) 100 feetD) 130 feetE) Higher than 200 feet
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
7 MHz 2 element Monoband Yagi at 130 feet
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
7 MHz 2 element Monoband Yagi at 130 feet
Using horizontal polarization for Low Band DXingisn’t ideal for the average ham
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Current Distributions
1/2 DipoleFeed Point
Feed Point
Half Square
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
/ 2
The Traditional Half Square
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Feed point Detail
RF Choke
Main Beams
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K6EI
Advantages of the Traditional Half Square
• Low Angle of Radiation
• Inexpensive, Simple Construction
• Moderate Gain
• No Radials, Traps, or Tuning Unit Required
• Most of the energy is radiated from up high, not near the base of the antenna
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Half Square Azimuth Pattern
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Half Square vs Vertical & Ground Plane
Quarter Wave Vertical & Elevated Ground Plane
TraditionalHalf Square
6 dB at 15 degrees
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
The Half-Square Yagi
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Reflector
Driven Element
Feed point Detail
RF Choke
Main Beam
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Elevation Patterns for a 2-element Conventional Yagi & Half-Square Yagi with horizontal wires at the same 45-foot height
Conventional2 el Yagi @ 45 ft
2 el Half Sq Yagi
over 9 dBi @ 15 degree elevation
10 dB better F/B
10 to 15 dB more low angle gain
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
2 el Conventional Yagi vs Half Square Yagi
Half SqYagi
Conventional2 el Yagi @ 45 ft
Half SqYagi
at 15 degree elevation angle
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Gain vs Frequency
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K6EI
Front-to-Back vs Frequency
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
SWR versus Frequency
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The Half Square Yagi
K6EI
Dimensions for 7.025 MHz
Reflector
Driven Element
5-10 feet
5-10 feet
491.2 / f (70 feet
nominal)
499.7 / f (71’ 3” nominal)
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• Height• Feeding• Pruning• Nearby structures
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K6EI
How the Half Square Yagi Performs
(The Proof is in the Pudding)
• Installed for 40 meters in my backyard
• Loaded up as predicted
• Actual F/B and F/S patterns consistent with model
• 90 trans-Pacific contacts in the first 30 days
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K6EI
For more details on the Half Square Yagi . . .
Email me:Jim Peterson, K6EI
Or read my article