{"id":385,"date":"2023-01-29T05:17:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T23:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/?p=385"},"modified":"2024-02-07T05:58:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T00:28:18","slug":"yagi-uda-antenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/yagi-uda-antenna\/","title":{"rendered":"Yagi-Uda antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Yagi-Uda antenna<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Yagi-Uda antenna is often called just a Yagi antenna. It was invented in 1926 and consisted of\u00a0<em>driven element, <\/em>a<em> reflector <\/em>behind the driven element and<em> directors <\/em>in front of the driven element. In case of Amateur Radio (Ham Radio), the driven element is connected to the transceiver. Yagi antenna was a common sight on rooftops of houses earlier when they were used to receive television stations before cable and satellite TV became popular.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6468\" src=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Yagi-Uda-Antenna-1024x575-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1202\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Yagi-Uda-Antenna-1024x575-1.jpg 1202w, https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Yagi-Uda-Antenna-1024x575-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Yagi-Uda-Antenna-1024x575-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/techworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Yagi-Uda-Antenna-1024x575-1-768x431.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1202px) 100vw, 1202px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Reflector and directors are called parasitic elements. Reflector is usually 5% longer than the driven element while directors are shorter. Yagi antenna has a much higher gain and directivity than a simple dipole antenna. Gain is usually above 10 dB. Gain increases as the number of directors increase, in a decremental fashion. Reflector can give a gain of about 5 dB while directors can add 1 dB and lesser. The interlinking rod is called as <em>boom<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Reference<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>H Yagi, S Uda. <a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Projector of the sharpest beam of electric waves<\/a>. Proceedings of the Imperial Academy. 1926;2(2): 49-52.https:\/\/doi.org\/10.2183\/pjab1912.2.49<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yagi-Uda antenna Yagi-Uda antenna is often called just a Yagi antenna. It was invented in 1926 and consisted of\u00a0driven element, a reflector behind the driven element and directors in front of the driven element. In case of Amateur Radio (Ham Radio), the driven element is connected to the transceiver. 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