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    The document describes a log periodic dipole array (LPDA) antenna. Key points: - An LPDA consists of a series of half-wave dipole elements of gradually increasing length. This allows it to function over a wide frequency range. - It was invented in the 1950s and provides high forward gain and front-to-back ratio with bandwidth ratios over 10:1. - Applications include HF communications, UHF TV reception, and EMC testing. - The design involves choosing parameters like the scale factor and spacing factor to determine element lengths and spacings to achieve the desired bandwidth and performance.

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    The document describes a log periodic dipole array (LPDA) antenna. Key points: - An LPDA consists of a series of half-wave dipole elements of gradually increasing length. This allows it to function over a wide frequency range. - It was invented in the 1950s and provides high forward gain and front-to-back ratio with bandwidth ratios over 10:1. - Applications include HF communications, UHF TV reception, and EMC testing. - The design involves choosing parameters like the scale factor and spacing factor to determine element lengths and spacings to achieve the desired bandwidth and performance.

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    The document describes a log periodic dipole array (LPDA) antenna. Key points: - An LPDA consists of a series of half-wave dipole elements of gradually increasing length. This allows it to function over a wide frequency range. - It was invented in the 1950s and provides high forward gain and front-to-back ratio with bandwidth ratios over 10:1. - Applications include HF communications, UHF TV reception, and EMC testing. - The design involves choosing parameters like the scale factor and spacing factor to determine element lengths and spacings to achieve the desired bandwidth and performance.

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    LOG PERIODIC DIPOLE ARRAY

    BALUIS, KATHLEEN ANNE ROSE


    PODA, JOY GRACE
    VILLANUEVA, CARMELA
    HISTORY
    was invented by Dwight E. Isbell, Raymond
    DuHamel and variants by Paul Mayes.
    had been patented by The University of
    Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and licensed
    the design as a package exclusively to JFD
    electronics in New York.
    RECALL....
    Log Periodic Antennas are
    a class of frequency-
    independent antennas.
    LPAs have bandwidth ratio
    of 10:1 and higher.
    Log Periodic Dipole
    Antenna is one of the
    mainly used types
    WHAT IS LPDA?
    consists of a number of half-wave dipole driven
    elements of gradually increasing length, each
    consisting of a pair of metal rods.
    may be designed for any single amateur band or
    for adjacent bands, HF to UHF
    can be built to meet the amateur's requirements
    at nominal cost: high forward gain, good fornt-
    to-back ratio, low SWR
    APPLICATIONS
    UHF Terrestrial TV
    HF communications
    EMC measurements
    Other applications
    6.5 dBi Directivity (Gain)
    11 dBi
    50 Input Impedance 300
    Input Reactance 0
    Bandwidth: fhigh / flow 30
    Transmission line feeds:
    Coaxial (with infinite balun) or
    Twin-lead
    The lengths ln, locations Rn from apex, diameters
    dn, and gap spacings Sn, of the dipole elements
    increase logarithmically as 1/, where is a
    LPDA design parameter called the SCALE FACTOR.
    Another LPDA design parameter is
    the spacing factor .
    The LPDA is a endfire array. i.e., the maximum
    radiation occurs at the feed side (small end) of
    the antenna.
    For a compact LPDA, larger values of
    (smaller ) are used. This leads
    to fewer dipole elements.
    Smaller values of (larger ) LPDA
    designs have more elements that are spaced
    more closely. This yields a larger LPDA.
    DESIGN FACTORS
    DESIGN
    PROCEDURE
    STEP 1.
    Decide on an operating bandwidth B,
    between f1, lowest frequency and fn,
    highest frequency,
    using the equation,
    STEP 2.
    Choose and to give a desired gain
    0.8 0.98
    0.05 opt

    opt = 0.243 0.051


    STEP 3.
    Determine the value for the cotangent
    of the apex half-angle from
    STEP 4.
    Determine the bandwidth of the active
    region Bar
    STEP 5.
    Determine the structure (array)
    bandwidth, Bs from
    STEP 6.
    Determine the boom length L, number
    of elements N, and longest element
    length 1.
    STEP 7.
    Determine the terminating stub, Zt.

    For VHF and UHF arrays use:

    Z = max/8
    STEP 8.
    Solve for the remaining element
    lengths
    STEP 9.
    Determine the element spacing, d12 from d12
    = 1/2( 1 2)cot and the remaining
    element-to-element spacings using eq.
    STEP
    10.
    Choose R0, the desired feed-point
    resistance from the following
    equation, determine the necessary
    antenna feeder impedance, Z0,
    STEP
    Once Z0
    11.
    has been determined, select a
    combination of conductor size and
    spacing to provide that impedance from

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