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Variant of yagi (antenna)

yagi (antenna) Definition

yagi (antenna) (gē, yagē)

noun

a VHF or UHF directional antenna array in which a basic dipole antenna is supplemented by several parallel reflector and director elements: used when television reception is weak

Etymology: after H. Yagi (1886-1976), Jpn electrical engineer

yagi Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • single: Since the main lobe of a single yagi is fairly wide, tilting did not help much.

Modifies a noun

  • antenna: The light wave talk was followed by an informative and thought provoking talk on yagi antenna construction for the 1.2 and 2.3GHz bands.
  • design: If you can't find your exact yagi design, you should be able to find something comparable as a guide.
  • construction: It works like this: 1. Enter details of source yagi construction.

Noun used with modifier

  • element: Talkback on 2m was 150W into a 7 element yagi.

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