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J-Pole Antennas. WB5CXC. J-Pole Antenna. J-Pole antennas are shorted end feed antennas. They consist of two elements, that are shorted together at the bottom. The shorter element is ¼ λ and the longer is ¾ λ . It is feed with 50 ohm coax, a little off the bottom of the shorted portion. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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J-Pole Antennas
WB5CXC
J-Pole Antenna
• J-Pole antennas are shorted end feed antennas.
• They consist of two elements, that are shorted together at the bottom. The shorter element is ¼ λ and the longer is ¾ λ.
• It is feed with 50 ohm coax, a little off the bottom of the shorted portion.
• The most common J-Pole is known as the ‘Copper Cactus’ because it is made from copper water pipe (and looks like a cactus).
A
B
D
C
½” Copper Pipe Cap
½” Copper Pipe Elbow
½” Copper Pipe Tee
½” Copper Pipe Cap
Coax
½” Copper Pipe
½” Copper Pipe
6 X 32Brass Bolt
(for adjustment)
6 X 32Brass Bolt
(for adjustment)
¼ λ¼ λ
½ λ
A
B
D
C
½” Copper Pipe Cap
½” Copper Pipe Elbow
½” Copper Pipe Tee
½” Copper Pipe Cap
½” Copper Pipe
½” Copper Pipe
A 8460/fB 2808/fC 276/fD 264/f
Dimension are in “Inches”f is in Mhz
Copper Cactus
• Copper Cactus can be made for 10M, 6M, 2M, 220, and 440.
• The 10M J-Pole is very large and is probably impractical.
• They are very popular on 6M and above.
Frequency (Mhz) 146 Mhz 220 Mhz
"A" 57.95 inches 38.45 inches
"B" 19.23 inches 12.76 inches
"C" 1.89 inches 1.25 inches
"D" 1.81 inches 1.20 inches
A
B
D
C
½” Copper Pipe Cap
½” Copper Pipe Elbow
½” Copper Pipe Tee
½” Copper Pipe Cap
½” Copper Pipe
½” Copper Pipe
A
B
D
C
½” Copper Pipe Cap
½” Copper Pipe Elbow
½” Copper Pipe Tee
½” Copper Pipe Cap
½” Copper Pipe
½” Copper Pipe
70cm (440) Copper Cactus
A 19 ¼”B 6 ¼”C 2 ¼”D ¾”
Adding Adjustment Bolts
• Some of the articles add bolts to the J-Poles. These provide adjustments to the lengths of the elements.
• I used the standard calculation and did a model of a 2M Copper Cactus. The SWR was probably within acceptable limits.
• I then added some bolts and added some length (antenna too short). The first attempt proved the bolts are a good addition.
SWR – built to formula
SWR – used adjustment bolts(first try)
Wire J-Poles
• You can also make J-Poles out of wire.
• Most are made from twinlead (flat TV cable) or ladder line.
• Common Ladder Line comes in 300 or 450 Ohm.
• You can use your standard formula for ladder line, but you have to use the velocity factor to get the final calculations.
52.375"
110.75"
2.5"
¼ λ RG-17436" Long – coiled on 1" PVC Pipe
Coax Center Conductor
Terminated on Long side of J-Pole Coax Shield
Terminated on short side of J-Pole
~ 2 ½”
PL-259
From: www.mydarc.de/dk7zb/start1.htm
#14 Insulated wire
450 ohmLadder
Line
6M J-Pole450 ohm Ladder Line
Matching Details
18 ½”
39 ½”
1.25"
Coax Shield Terminated on short
side of J-Pole
~ 1 ¼”
450 ohmLadder
Line
2M J-Pole450 ohm Ladder Line
Matching Details
Coax Center Terminated on long
side of J-Pole
300 ohm flat twinleadJ-Pole
1 ¼”
15 ¼”
¼”
37 ¼”
1”
10”
24¾”
½”
5”
12”
¼” ¼”
144 Mhz
220 Mhz
440 Mhz
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