3el Grave Radar LFA Yagi 143MHz

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3el rear mounted LFA Yagi for Graves radar reception.
Sales price £79.95
gross price
Sales price without tax £66.63
Sales price without tax£66.63
Tax amount £13.33
Total Tax: £13.33

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A 3el rear mounted LFA Yagi for Graves radar reception - Limited time offer FREE Balun supplied with this antenna worth £29.95!

Often enthusiasts point Yagi antennas towards the Grave Radar in France to receive meteor reflections of the radar signal. A short Yagi with a wide beamwidth in the elevation plane is ideal for this purpose and hence, the 3el LFA by InnovAntennas optimised for 143.050MHz is an excellent choice.

This Yagi is not a re-tuned 2m Ham band Yagi, it is specifically optimised for the reception of Graves Radar transition.

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A 3el Graves LFA Yagi ready for connection to a receiver.

Performance single antenna:

Gain:                         8.44dBi - free space

F/B:                           21.26dB

-3dB E-plane:           61.4 degrees

-3dB H-plane:           95.4 degrees

Impedance:              50Ohm balanced

SWR:                       143.048MHz +  - 500KHz better than 1.2:1

Stacking Distances

2 antennas: 1.3m vertically

Construction:

The 3el Graves LFA Yagi is made with a 3/4" square boom which has a rear mounting to suit up to a 2" round mast. parasitic elements are 1/4" solid rod and arre fully insulated from the boom. the drive loop is 1/2" with 3/8" loop end sections and the loop opposite the feed point is grounded which will help prevent unwanted out-of-band signals and also, help protect the receiver from static too.

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Azimuth plot of a single 3el Graves LFA Yagi in free space

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Elevation plot of a single 3el Graves LFA Yagi. Note the 95.5 degrees beamwidth

important for metoer reflection reception

 

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The above shows ground (reflection) gain when the 3el Graves LFA

is placed 25' above average conductive ground

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Analyser plot of the 3el Graves LFA at installation - 1.01:1 @ 143.060MHz. The plot also shows

a sweep 1MHz either side of this frequency

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The 3el Graves LFA fitted with a ferrite core balun and low-loss feedline. The Balun helps prevent

unwanted signals picked up on the outer sleeve of the feed line from entering the receiver chain.