Roger Freeman
Junior Member level 2
Hello All
I'm loosely familiar with the notion of scaling e.g. an antenna at one particular wavelength can be scaled to a new frequency my multiplying all the dimensions by the ratio of new: old lambda. So for example a dipole ends up half as long at twice the frequency - and wire diameter would also half:
https://www.antennex.com/w4rnl/col0107/amod107.htm
But what about something like a helical - do I similarly just scale the helix length and helix diameter and number of turns on it (and the conductor diameter too)? Or is it the case that I scale the length of wire wrapped up into the helix and then wind that new length onto a new helical former (whose length and diameter is scaled), adjusting pitch to suit?
In the former case the length of wire would change by (scale factor)^2 which suggests the scaling should be based on conductor length.
Please can someone help me clear up my confusion? Thanks!
I'm loosely familiar with the notion of scaling e.g. an antenna at one particular wavelength can be scaled to a new frequency my multiplying all the dimensions by the ratio of new: old lambda. So for example a dipole ends up half as long at twice the frequency - and wire diameter would also half:
https://www.antennex.com/w4rnl/col0107/amod107.htm
But what about something like a helical - do I similarly just scale the helix length and helix diameter and number of turns on it (and the conductor diameter too)? Or is it the case that I scale the length of wire wrapped up into the helix and then wind that new length onto a new helical former (whose length and diameter is scaled), adjusting pitch to suit?
In the former case the length of wire would change by (scale factor)^2 which suggests the scaling should be based on conductor length.
Please can someone help me clear up my confusion? Thanks!