Inductively-Loaded Yagi-Uda Antenna With Cylindrical Cover for Size Reduction at VHF-UHF Bands

A new technique is employed to reduce the size of Yagi-Uda antennas. The technique consists of adding short circuited cylindrical covers to the structure, making the elements be inductively loaded, and as a result, increase the electric length. A prototype resonating at 660 MHz is developed, and compared to a conventional Yagi-Uda antenna. An effective area reduction of 35% is achieved without decreasing, considerably, the gain, preserving the bandwidth, and front to back lobe ratio.

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