PCB Yagi antenna

04-02-2002

Anyone seen around plans for making a yagi antenna on PCB(printed circuit board) ?
I remember seeing a yagi like this a while ago and the guy who owned it said it was working pretty good

If it's indeed working it would be a very nifty antenna to have in your car

thanks

04-02-2002

Some very good antennas listed here: http://www.frars.org.uk/cgi-bin/render.pl?pageid=999999

/netsurfer_uk

04-03-2002

Hi,

PCB yagi's would be possible to make, however the substrate material will probably be lossy up at 2.45Ghz unless you use one of the expensive microwave suitable boards. However, it would be possible to mill out a yagi from a single sheet of aluminium for example. Indeed FRARS have one on the drawing board that's in production now.

Check the above link from time to time and when the yagi is finished, we'll put an article on it up on the site.

Regards,

Paul.

04-03-2002

thanks, i checked out the frars site and I think I'll try that 5dB GP antenna, I also noticed people around here are quite satisfied with it

<sighs> gonna have to take that knife and cut my SMC wide open to mount a SMA adaptor

Speaking of wich, anyone here modified his SMC 2632W to accomodate an external antenna? I saw some plans at http://www.guerrilla.net on this matter and I'm curious if anyone did that

thanks

nitroburn · 07-19-2002

I have done that mod.. Just buying my antenna once I find the best place online. So far... 0 signal loss compaired to before the mod with internal antenna..

lincomatic · 07-19-2002

there's enough detail in the photos in this link

https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/f...ive_or_pdf=pdf

to build it. if anyone decides to make one, let us know how well it works.

mentat · 07-19-2002

Quote:

Originally posted by lincomatic
there's enough detail in the photos in this link

https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/f...ive_or_pdf=pdf

to build it. if anyone decides to make one, let us know how well it works.

Now that is an interesting link. Thanks.

wkendrvr · 12-14-2002

Bought one of these offa guy on EBAY. He even shows the difference using netstumbler ;-)

I am just a happy customer!

Here is one of em

04-02-2002	#1 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	PCB Yagi antenna Anyone seen around plans for making a yagi antenna on PCB(printed circuit board) ? I remember seeing a yagi like this a while ago and the guy who owned it said it was working pretty good If it's indeed working it would be a very nifty antenna to have in your car thanks

04-03-2002	#3 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	PCB Yagi's Hi, PCB yagi's would be possible to make, however the substrate material will probably be lossy up at 2.45Ghz unless you use one of the expensive microwave suitable boards. However, it would be possible to mill out a yagi from a single sheet of aluminium for example. Indeed FRARS have one on the drawing board that's in production now. Check the above link from time to time and when the yagi is finished, we'll put an article on it up on the site. Regards, Paul.

07-19-2002	#6 (permalink)
lincomatic Squaaawk! WiFi! WiFi! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tinsel Town Posts: 1,682	Lucent/Telex PCB Yagi there's enough detail in the photos in this link https://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/oet/f...ive_or_pdf=pdf to build it. if anyone decides to make one, let us know how well it works. __________________ ~lincomatic

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04-02-2002	#2 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	Some very good antennas listed here: http://www.frars.org.uk/cgi-bin/render.pl?pageid=999999 /netsurfer_uk

04-03-2002	#4 (permalink)
Posts: n/a	thanks, i checked out the frars site and I think I'll try that 5dB GP antenna, I also noticed people around here are quite satisfied with it <sighs> gonna have to take that knife and cut my SMC wide open to mount a SMA adaptor Speaking of wich, anyone here modified his SMC 2632W to accomodate an external antenna? I saw some plans at http://www.guerrilla.net on this matter and I'm curious if anyone did that thanks

07-19-2002	#5 (permalink)
nitroburn Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1	I have done that mod.. Just buying my antenna once I find the best place online. So far... 0 signal loss compaired to before the mod with internal antenna..

12-14-2002	#8 (permalink)
wkendrvr Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 2	Bought one of these offa guy on EBAY. He even shows the difference using netstumbler ;-) I am just a happy customer! Here is one of em