CM Equational model to calculate the dimensions of a resonant square 2-element quad beam. CM All equations calibrated to NEC antenna modeling software for wire diameters CM from 3.16E-5 to 1E-2 wavelengths within about 0.5% from 3.5 - 250 MHz. CM CE By L. B. Cebik, W4RNL (http://www.cebik.com/quad/q2l2.html) SY Fr=28.5 ' Enter Desired Frequency in MHz. SY WD=1.0519 ' Enter Wire Diameter in mm/inch/WL. SY HGH=0 ' Average Quad height above ground in Meters (feet) SY Inp=mm ' Enable this line for diameter in mm 'SY Inp=in ' Enable this line for diameter in inch 'SY Inp=299.7925/Fr ' Enable this line for diameter in wavelengths SY D=(WD*Inp*FR)/299.7925 ' Get wire diameter in wavelengths SY D1=.4342945*LOG(D) SY AD=.00336, BD=.04966518519, CD=.2731955556, DD=.6716364021, ED=1.644147937 SY DE=(AD*(D1^4))+(BD*(D1^3))+(CD*(D1^2))+(DD*D1)+ED SY AR=.003173333333, BR=.0508237037, CR=.3081977778, DR=.8663851852, ER=2.040064444 SY RE=(AR*(D1^4))+(BR*(D1^3))+(CR*(D1^2))+(DR*D1)+ER SY AS=-.003, BS=-.03551851852, CS=-.1553055556, DS=-.2902116402, ES=-.02540079365 SY SP=(AS*(D1^4))+(BS*(D1^3))+(CS*(D1^2))+(DS*D1)+ES SY Scal=1 ' Use this line if output dimensions in meters. 'SY Scal=ft ' Use this line if output dimensions in feet. SY WL=299.7925/(Scal*Fr) ' Wavelength in Meters/Feet SY Ds=DE/8 * WL ' Driver half side. SY Rs=RE/8 * WL ' Reflector half side. SY Rd=SP * WL ' Reflector-Driver Space. SY Wr=D/2 * WL ' Wire radius. GW 1 11 0 -Ds HGH-Ds 0 Ds HGH-Ds Wr GW 2 11 0 Ds HGH-Ds 0 Ds HGH+Ds Wr GW 3 11 0 Ds HGH+Ds 0 -Ds HGH+Ds Wr GW 4 11 0 -Ds HGH+Ds 0 -Ds HGH-Ds Wr GW 11 11 -Rd -Rs HGH-Rs -Rd Rs HGH-Rs Wr GW 12 11 -Rd Rs HGH-Rs -Rd Rs HGH+Rs Wr GW 13 11 -Rd Rs HGH+Rs -Rd -Rs HGH+Rs Wr GW 14 11 -Rd -Rs HGH+Rs -Rd -Rs HGH-Rs Wr GS 0 0 Scal GE LD 5 0 0 0 58000000 ' Copper wire EX 0 1 6 0 1 0 'GN 2 0 0 0 13 0.005 FR 0 1 0 0 Fr 0 'CM Enable below SY lines to see some performance predictions. Use 'CM 'View->Symbol conversion (SHFT+Y)' on 'Geometry (F3)' window to 'CM see intermediate and resulting values ' 'SY AZ=1.976333333, BZ=30.84751852, CZ=172.4909722, DZ=419.5162831, EZ=519.8747579 'SY ZR=(AZ*(D1^4))+(BZ*(D1^3))+(CZ*(D1^2))+(DZ*D1)+EZ ' Impedance 'SY AG=-.06333333333, BG=-.7203703704, CG=-3.010277778, DG=-5.381375661, EG=3.738769841 'SY GN=(AG*(D1^4))+(BG*(D1^3))+(CG*(D1^2))+(DG*D1)+EG 'Gain 'SY AW=1.688666667, BW=23.76837037, CW=124.9339444, DW=295.8872328, EW=281.2755159 'SY SW=(AW*(D1^4))+(BW*(D1^3))+(CW*(D1^2))+(DW*D1)+EW ' Bandwidth 'SY AF=-.00266666667, BF=.388, CF=4.790666667, DF=19.55485714, EF=28.76628571 'SY FB=(AF*(D1^4))+(BF*(D1^3))+(CF*(D1^2))+(DF*D1)+EF ' FB ratio 'SY AN=-.08333333333, BN=-.9462962963, CN=-3.943055556, DN=-7.582671958, EN=-5.23234127 'SY DG=(AN*(D1^4))+(BN*(D1^3))+(CN*(D1^2))+(DN*D1)+EN ' Gain change percent Fr EN