Hi-VHF 8-Element Cross Yagi with Right Hand Circular Polarized (RHCP) Dipole-Pair active driver elements analyzed using 4nec2. Dimensions of K6STI's Dipole-Pair (w/o Yagi) were optimized using nikiml's optimization scripts, presuming QICT (Quarter-Inch Copper Tube) element size.
Although Gain, SWR & RHCP were very good across Ch7-10, Cross Polarization Loss was only good on a limited range of frequencies.
Since the K7MEM designs are NOT optimized for wide-band use, usable Gain is only realized on Ch7-10, with reduced F/B and F/R Ratios on Ch7.
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enlarge 67KB, 1024x966 1 Hi-VHF 8-El Cross Yagi with Dipole-Pair 3D View
enlarge 255KB, 1024x828 2 Hi-VHF 8-El Cross Yagi with Dipole-Pair Front View [1 big box = 2.5-inches]
enlarge 146KB, 1152x547 3 Hi-VHF 8-El Cross Yagi with Dipole-Pair Top View [1 big box = 12.5-inches]
enlarge 174KB, 1024x686 4 Hi-VHF 8-El Cross Yagi with Dipole-Pair Hi-VHF TOTAL Raw Gain drops off on Ch10-13
enlarge 170KB, 1024x686 5 Hi-VHF 8-El Cross Yagi with Dipole-Pair Hi-VHF SWR (75-ohms) Under 2.7