Yagi or Omni...
Yagi or Omni...
(OP)
I am working on a system that has 407 MHz system that has a Dataradio and Omni antenna on each end. The sites are about .6 miles apart, with no obstructions between. Just starting to investigate communication problems. Would a Yagi be a better choice for one of the stations, or should the Omni be fine? What's the rule of thumb? Sorry, details are sketchy.





RE: Yagi or Omni...
RE: Yagi or Omni...
You certainly don't want to be hunched over a BER instrument for three or four weeks only to later discover that it is simple interfernce from some defective taxi radio (or whatever...).
This trick doesn't work as well for wide bandwidth signals.
RE: Yagi or Omni...
RE: Yagi or Omni...
At 407 Mhz, that's a wavelength of 29 inches. this is essentially a 2 element yagi.
Lot's of other options to make your increase in gain 5 or mor dB.
kch
RE: Yagi or Omni...