5-Element Yagi for 40 MHz (8-metres) by YU7EF

YU7EF in Serbia is a well known designer of HF and VHF beams and many radio amateurs worldwide use his designs. In this post, we will look at two 5-element Yagi antenna designs for the new 40 MHz (8-metre) band.

(Updated 30th Dec 2020... Thanks to Pop, YU7EF for the additional information)

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A) Design #1 : EF0805S - 5-element Yagi on a 4.5 metre boom

The design with dimensions is shown below.

The calculated gain in free space is about 7.5dBd and has a front to back ratio in the region of 25dB.

The antenna is designed for the Industrial, Scientific & Medical (ISM) band from 40.660 MHz to 40.700 MHz and the VSWR is very flat over a 300 kHz span.

With 15mm elements, it's likely that the VSWR 1:1.5 bandwidth is well over 1 MHz.

The polar diagram shows a -3dB beamwidth of about 57 degrees. The -6dB beamwidth is in the region of 80 degrees.

The front to back ratio is in the region of 25 dB at the design frequency.

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B) Design #2 : EF0805C - 5-element Yagi on a 5.2 metre boom

The second design with dimensions is shown below.

Note that this design has a slightly longer boom at 5.12 metres. As a result, there is about 0.5dB extra gain with a calculated gain of about 8.0 dBd.

Like the previous design, this second version has a very good front to back ratio, low VSWR and consistent gain across a wide range.

Beam width & Front to Back...

VSWR...

GAIN...

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The antenna feed is a simple dipole with a RF choke in the feed line. 

The example above shows the coax passing through three ferrite cores which will prevent RF from flowing on the outside of the feed cable.

If this antenna is mounted horizontally and well above ground level then it should offer good performance for the 40 MHz (8-metre) band. 

More details about YU7EF Yagi antennas can be found here... https://www.yu7ef.com/

For more information about the 40 MHz band, you can find more information here... https://ei7gl.blogspot.com/p/40-mhz.html