Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] About the directionality of the LP0410 antenna.

[Marcus D. Leech]

On 11/30/2010 10:06 PM, Miok Wah wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We hope to do some experiments with the LP0410 antenna.  Before that, we
> hope to know more about its characteristics:
>
> 1. Is it a directional antenna?
> 2. If so, is there statistics about its directionality (e.g., beamwidth)?
>
> We did not find relevant information in its data sheet.  Hope someone who
> knows about this can help.
>
> Thanks!
Those antennas are made by Kent electronics:

http://www.wa5vjb.com/

They're log-periodic antennas, so they are directional.  Here's an 
article on them:

http://www.salsburg.com/Log-Periodic.pdf

The original Dwight Isbell article on the LPDA is also available on the web.



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Marcus Leech
Principal Investigator
Shirleys Bay Radio Astronomy Consortium
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