Parabolic Antennas for 2 4GHz Part 1

by andrew mcneil in Circuits > Wireless

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Parabolic Antennas for 2 4GHz Part 1

Parabolic Antennas for 2 4GHz part 1

In this video I take a look at parabolic antennas for the

2.5GHz. What is and what is not a parabola and modify the proven design of the windsurfer into a powerful directional antenna.

An interesting paper by Paul Wade on dish antennas: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzmJxxD-Z4B6Y19TRS1UZzNBSFU/edit?usp=sharing

Link to the parabolic design calculator: http://mscir.tripod.com/parabola/

Link to the windsurfer template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzmJxxD-Z4B6MHJsR1dGWnByR0U/edit?usp=sharing or http://www.aegisarts.com/wifi/ez12.pdf

Link to the element template: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzmJxxD-Z4B6U1hQa01UVHVwMDA/edit?usp=sharing