Directional log-periodic wideband antenna

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Directional log-periodic wideband antenna

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Is it possible to use 2 Directional log-periodic wideband antennas and use a splitter to feed both antennas from one transmitter?

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This way you can get 6db gain in all directions. Also when you split the cable and say you have 6 watts from the transmitter, does the signal split to 3Watts for each antenna?

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Post by pcs »

Signal splits two ways, of course.

It is important at what distance you mount antennas.
Each yagi/log dir. antenna radiates back, too, and you want
to make sure that back radiation is in phase with the other antenna
so they're not calcelling out.
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So the 2 antennas cannot be mounted on the same pole I presume because they will be too much near each other. How do you make sure that both antennas are in phase with each other?

Do you think that a 5/8 wave FM omnidirectional antenna will work better than the idea i proposed here?

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Post by pcs »

Well, it will still work.

The backward radiation is attenuated compared to forward rad.
so it'll still work.

I never tried anything like that, it would definitely work, but
you might have to experiment a bit with positioning to get best
range.
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