ANTENNA X21008XL3Q

PERFORMANCES:
| 
     No of ele  | 
    
     L (mm)  | 
    
     G (dBi)  | 
    
     F/B (dB)  | 
    
     F/Sh (dBi)  | 
    
     F/Sv (dBi)  | 
    
     Hor (◦)  | 
    
     Ver (◦)  | 
    
     Temp (◦K)  | 
    
     G/T (dB)  | 
    
     Tlos (K)  | 
  
| 
     10  | 
    
     1645  | 
    
     12.57  | 
    
     23.17  | 
    
     -  | 
    
     15.82  | 
    
     48.2  | 
    
     42.5  | 
    
     250.6  | 
    
     -11.42  | 
    
     3.0  | 
  
WORKING CONDITION:
| 
     Frequency for SWR=1.5 (MHz)  | 
    
     Z (Ώ) at 144.100 MHz  | 
    
     SWR at 145.000 MHz  | 
  ||
| 
     Lowest  | 
    
     Highest  | 
    
     Bandwidth  | 
  ||
| 
     141.300  | 
    
     146.300  | 
    
     5.000  | 
    
     201.9  | 
    
     1.08:1  | 
  
DIMENSIONS:
| 
     
  | 
    
     Ref  | 
    
     De  | 
    
     D1  | 
    
     D2  | 
    
     D3  | 
    
     D4  | 
    
     Dimensions given in milimetres Diameter of elements 8 milimetres No boom correction included. 
  | 
  
| 
     Pos  | 
    
     0  | 
    
     225  | 
    
     389  | 
    
     762  | 
    
     1226  | 
    
     1645  | 
  |
| 
     Length  | 
    
     1012  | 
    
     800  | 
    
     916  | 
    
     915  | 
    
     937  | 
    
     913  | 
  |
| 
     Height  | 
    
     0  | 
    
     ±220  | 
    
     ±230  | 
    
     ±395  | 
    
     ±535  | 
    
     ±575  | 
  
CONSTRUCTION OF RADIATOR
H =800
V = 220
Ø = 8 mm

COMPARISON (inserted in a part of VE7BQH table, where it belongs according to its boom length)
| 
     TYPE OF ANTENNA  | 
    
     SINGLE ANTENA  | 
    
     FOUR ANTENNAS IN H-STACK  | 
  ||||||||
| 
     L (λ)  | 
    
     GAIN (dBd)  | 
    
     Z (ohms)  | 
    
     VSWR Bandwidth  | 
    
     E (m)  | 
    
     H (m)  | 
    
     Ga (dBd)  | 
    
     Tlos (K)  | 
    
     Ta (K)  | 
    
     G/T (dB)  | 
  |
| 
     X21008XL3Q  | 
    
     0.79  | 
    
     10.27  | 
    
     201.9  | 
    
     1.08:1  | 
    
     3.70  | 
    
     3.00  | 
    
     16.45  | 
    
     3.0  | 
    
     247.0  | 
    
     -5.32  | 
  
| 
     G4CQM 6  | 
    
     1.00  | 
    
     9.46  | 
    
     56.7  | 
    
     1.83:1  | 
    
     2.60  | 
    
     2.17  | 
    
     15.44  | 
    
     7.9  | 
    
     249.7  | 
    
     -6.38  | 
  
| 
     KF2YN boxkite6  | 
    
     1.04  | 
    
     12.47  | 
    
     49.9  | 
    
     1.20:1  | 
    
     3.90  | 
    
     3.00  | 
    
     18.25  | 
    
     4.6  | 
    
     263.1  | 
    
     -3.80  | 
  
| 
     Vine 6 FD  | 
    
     1.10  | 
    
     9.69  | 
    
     48.3  | 
    
     1.18:1  | 
    
     2.64  | 
    
     2.21  | 
    
     15.67  | 
    
     8.2  | 
    
     238.4  | 
    
     -5.95  | 
  
| 
     G0KSC 6LFA  | 
    
     1.13  | 
    
     9.69  | 
    
     49.3  | 
    
     1.04:1  | 
    
     2.60  | 
    
     2.19  | 
    
     15.64  | 
    
     4.0  | 
    
     236.9  | 
    
     -5.96  | 
  
| 
     DD0VF 6  | 
    
     1.16  | 
    
     9.73  | 
    
     27.2  | 
    
     1.07:1  | 
    
     2.63  | 
    
     2.22  | 
    
     15.71  | 
    
     5.5  | 
    
     240.1  | 
    
     -5.94  | 
  
| 
     M2 2M7  | 
    
     1.28  | 
    
     9.94  | 
    
     204.9  | 
    
     1.14:1  | 
    
     2.65  | 
    
     2.26  | 
    
     15.76  | 
    
     3.7  | 
    
     245.0  | 
    
     -5.98  | 
  
| 
     Z(ohms) - measured on 144.100 MHz Bandwidth – VSWR measured on 145.000 MHz  | 
  ||||||||||
DIAGRAMS (no loss included)
 
SWR DIAGRAMS (loss included for Al)


STACKING
| 
     Horizontal distance (cm)  | 
    
     G (dBi)  | 
    
     TA (K)  | 
    
     G/T (dB)  | 
    
     Vertical distance (cm)  | 
    
     G (dBi)  | 
    
     TA (K)  | 
    
     G/T (dB)  | 
  
| 
     100  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     100  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     110  | 
    
     13.88  | 
    
     232.4  | 
    
     -9.81  | 
    
     110  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     120  | 
    
     14.09  | 
    
     232.5  | 
    
     -9.61  | 
    
     120  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     130  | 
    
     14.26  | 
    
     233.6  | 
    
     -9.46  | 
    
     130  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     140  | 
    
     14.41  | 
    
     235.2  | 
    
     -9.34  | 
    
     140  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     150  | 
    
     14.54  | 
    
     237.5  | 
    
     -9.25  | 
    
     150  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     160  | 
    
     14.66  | 
    
     240.4  | 
    
     -9.18  | 
    
     160  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     170  | 
    
     14.77  | 
    
     243.7  | 
    
     -9.12  | 
    
     170  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     180  | 
    
     14.86  | 
    
     247.2  | 
    
     -9.09  | 
    
     180  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     190  | 
    
     14.95  | 
    
     250.8  | 
    
     -9.06  | 
    
     190  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     200  | 
    
     15.02  | 
    
     254.0  | 
    
     -9.05  | 
    
     200  | 
    
     14.89  | 
    
     246.4  | 
    
     -9.05  | 
  
| 
     210  | 
    
     15.09  | 
    
     256.9  | 
    
     -9.02  | 
    
     210  | 
    
     14.97  | 
    
     246.4  | 
    
     -8.97  | 
  
| 
     220  | 
    
     15.16  | 
    
     259.0  | 
    
     -8.99  | 
    
     220  | 
    
     15.02  | 
    
     247.2  | 
    
     -8.93  | 
  
| 
     230  | 
    
     15.22  | 
    
     260.5  | 
    
     -8.95  | 
    
     230  | 
    
     15.05  | 
    
     248.4  | 
    
     -8.92  | 
  
| 
     240  | 
    
     15.27  | 
    
     261.3  | 
    
     -8.92  | 
    
     240  | 
    
     15.07  | 
    
     249.4  | 
    
     -8.92  | 
  
| 
     250  | 
    
     15.32  | 
    
     261.5  | 
    
     -8.87  | 
    
     250  | 
    
     15.10  | 
    
     249.3  | 
    
     -8.89  | 
  
| 
     260  | 
    
     15.36  | 
    
     261.1  | 
    
     -8.82  | 
    
     260  | 
    
     15.17  | 
    
     247.4  | 
    
     -8.79  | 
  
| 
     270  | 
    
     15.40  | 
    
     260.2  | 
    
     -8.77  | 
    
     270  | 
    
     15.27  | 
    
     244.9  | 
    
     -8.64  | 
  
| 
     280  | 
    
     15.43  | 
    
     259.0  | 
    
     -8.72  | 
    
     280  | 
    
     15.37  | 
    
     243.5  | 
    
     -8.52  | 
  
| 
     290  | 
    
     15.46  | 
    
     257.5  | 
    
     -8.66  | 
    
     290  | 
    
     15.45  | 
    
     244.3  | 
    
     -8.46  | 
  
| 
     300  | 
    
     15.48  | 
    
     255.9  | 
    
     -8.62  | 
    
     300  | 
    
     15.51  | 
    
     247.0  | 
    
     -8.44  | 
  
| 
     310  | 
    
     15.50  | 
    
     254.2  | 
    
     -8.57  | 
    
     310  | 
    
     15.55  | 
    
     250.8  | 
    
     -8.47  | 
  
| 
     320  | 
    
     15.52  | 
    
     252.4  | 
    
     -8.52  | 
    
     320  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     330  | 
    
     15.53  | 
    
     250.8  | 
    
     -8.49  | 
    
     330  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     340  | 
    
     15.54  | 
    
     249.4  | 
    
     -8.45  | 
    
     340  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     350  | 
    
     15.55  | 
    
     248.2  | 
    
     -8.42  | 
    
     350  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     360  | 
    
     15.55  | 
    
     247.2  | 
    
     -8.40  | 
    
     360  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
| 
     370  | 
    
     15.55  | 
    
     246.7  | 
    
     -8.39  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
    
     
  | 
  
*The Table is presented without KF2YN convergence correction applied and serves only to show which distance can be used with good result, and which distances should be avoided. In H-stack it can be slightly changed.
*Yellow coloured – good distances
BEST DISTANCES FOR STACK
Four antennas in H-stack
| 
     Horizontal distance (mm)  | 
    
     Vertical distance (mm)  | 
    
     G (dBi)  | 
    
     TA (K)  | 
    
     G/T (dB)  | 
    
     Tlos (K)  | 
    
     Remark  | 
  
| 
     2548  | 
    
     2870  | 
    
     18.41  | 
    
     254.3  | 
    
     -5.65  | 
    
     3.0  | 
    
     Per DL6WU formula  | 
  
| 
     3700  | 
    
     3000  | 
    
     18.60  | 
    
     247.0  | 
    
     -5.32  | 
    
     3.0  | 
    
     For max G/T  | 
  
| 
     1180  | 
    
     2800  | 
    
     17.01  | 
    
     234.0  | 
    
     -6.68  | 
    
     3.0  | 
    
     For lowest temperature  | 
  

 
Eight antennas in stack (four in horizontal and two in vertical plane)
| 
     Horizontal distance (mm)  | 
    
     Vertical distance (mm)  | 
    
     G (dBi)  | 
    
     TA (K)  | 
    
     G/T (dB)  | 
    
     Tlos (K)  | 
  
| 
     3700  | 
    
     3000  | 
    
     21.66  | 
    
     245.4  | 
    
     -2.24  | 
    
     3.0  | 
  

 
Eight antennas in stack (two in horizontal and four in vertical plane)
| 
     Horizontal distance (mm)  | 
    
     Vertical distance (mm)  | 
    
     G (dBi)  | 
    
     TA (K)  | 
    
     G/T (dB)  | 
    
     Tlos (K)  | 
  
| 
     3500  | 
    
     2900  | 
    
     21.64  | 
    
     239.8  | 
    
     -2.16  | 
    
     3.0  | 
  

 
Sixteen antennas (four in horizontal and four antennas in vertical plane)
| 
     Horizontal distance (mm)  | 
    
     Vertical distance (mm)  | 
    
     G (dBi)  | 
    
     TA (K)  | 
    
     G/T (dB)  | 
    
     Tlos (K)  | 
  
| 
     3500  | 
    
     2900  | 
    
     24.67  | 
    
     238.1  | 
    
     +0.90  | 
    
     3.0  | 
  

 