I recently obtained an old Aironet 2.4Ghz 15dbi Yagi. Instinctively,
my first thought was to take it apart and measure everything. I've seen pictures of these types of antennas before,
but no one seems to have any sort of accurate measurements. Here, you will find exact measurements (well,as exact as
can be with Vernier Calipers) that will allow you to make a copyof this antenna.
I traced the outline of the antenna on paper to make a quick and dirty diagram for recording measurements. Many people have
given me better drawings of the antenna, and I appologize for not posting them sooner. I still have all your submissions,
although not all of them are in formats that I could read (mostly various CAD formats). Here's one I received from Dragan Cesmedziski from
www.gajtanless.org that's in PDF format,
so it should be usefull for everyone.
Here's the details of my old hand drawn version.
Some clarifications to the diagram:
- All dimensions are in mm.
- The main part of the antenna is a 1/2" plastic dowel with holes drilled through it, and metal rods (the elements)
inserted into the holes
- All of the rods are 3.3mm thick
- The driven element is a loop 50 mm wide by 17 mm high made from 4 mm wide by 1 mm thick metal.
Loop Details:
After much demand, I decided to take another look at the loop part and see if there was a way to
get at it for better inspection, measuring, and imaging. Well, as it turns out, like most things assembled on an
assembly line, there is an easy way to do it. It's only held in by a couple dabs of hot glue and the tie wraps hold
the wire back. After cutting the tie wraps and wiggling the loop a bit, it came out. What it looks like is quite surprising: