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Is an RF Signal Propagation, Loss, And Terrain analysis tool for the electromagnetic spectrum between 20 MHz and 20 GHz. Applications of SPLAT! Include site engineering, wireless network design, amateur radio communications, frequency coordination, communication system design, and terrestrial analog and digital television and radio broadcasting. The W8IOAntenna Site -YAGiosoftware. (23 March 2016) YAGio - Yagi Design by W8IO. YAGio 1.01is themost current released version. YAGio runs underWindows 2000, XP, Vista, Win 7 and likely Win 8. YAGio is similar to LPCAD, it uses keyboard commands insteadof amouse menu. YAGio allows you to create DL6WU long Yagi antennas on anyfrequency, typically on VHF.

TheW8IO Antenna Site - NECand Mininec

(21 October 2016)

NEC Software for Yagi Design

Software / Version / Author	Type of Yagi Design	Input/Open/Import File Formats	Save/Export File Formats	Price
4NEC2 version 5.8.16 Arie Voors	-	.nec .ez (EZNEC) .ant (AO)	.nec .txt	Free
EZNEC version 5 Roy Lewallen W7EL	-	.ez (EZNEC) .en	.ez	EZNEC v. 5 ($89) EZNEC+ v.5 ($139) EZNEC Pro/2 v.5 ($500)
AutoEZ Demo 2.0.10 Dan Maguire AC6LA	-	.weq (AutoEZ) .ez (EZNEC) .nec .ant (AO) .inp .maa (MMANA-GAL)	.weq (AutoEZ) .ez (EZNEC)	Demo - Free full version - $79
YagiCAD 6.2.5 Paul McMahon VK3DIP	includes sample Yagifiles	.yc6 (YagiCAD) .yag (YagiCAD) .nec (4NEC2) .yw (Yagi for Windows) .ant (AO and MN) .yag (YO)	.yc6 (YagiCAD) .nec .nec (4NEC2) .txt	Free
YW- Yagi for Windows 2.0 Dean Straw N6BV	-	.yw (Yagi forWindows) .yag (YO)	.yw (Yagi forWindows)	includedin ARRL Antenna Handbook
Yagi Calculator 2.6.10 John Drew VK5DJ	DL6WU long boom Yagi creation	no file import	.yag (YO) .maa (MMANA-GAL)	Free
CocoaNEC 2.0 Kok Chen W7AY	-	.nec	?	Free (Mac OS-X version of NEC)
MMANA-GAL	-	?	?	?
NEC2GO	-	.nec	.nec	$39.95
YAGio 1.01 Roger Cox W8IO	DL6WU long boom Yagi creation	.yio (YAGio)	,yio (YAGio) .nec (4NEC2) .yag (YO) .mma (MMANA-GAL) .yc6 (YagiCAD)	Free

Note: K6STI's AO and YOsoftware no longer available. His older versions will not work inWindows 7 and 8.

NEC/MININEC-basedSoftware Vendors:

EMScientific:'New'MININEC Free'Expert MININEC Classic' software - badlink?
EZNEC/EZNEC+andEZNECPro (W7EL)
NEC-WinPlus, NEC-Win Pro, GNEC 'NittanyScientific' - now out ofbusiness
OrionMicrosytems:NEC4WIN MININEC Software'NEC4WIN95' - do not order fromKAGI?
SuperNEC 'SuperNEC' NEC2/UTDcombo
4NEC2 FreeNEC-2 software with excellent GUI - new web site: qsl.net/4nec2
NEC2++ from Tim Molteno (discussionforum)
AutoEZ,TLDetails&MoxGen by Dan Maguire AC6LA
MMANAFreesoftware based on MININEC from DL2KQ-EU1TT
CocoaNECFreeNEC software for the Mac OS-X Tiger operating system by W7AY

OtherMOM-based Software Providers:

WIPL-DMethod of Moments software
ANSYSDesigner 2D+Code for Patch Antenna Design (FreeStudentVersion - no longer available)
MentorGraphics Software (was IE3D) 2D+Code for Patch Antenna Design
AntennaDesign Freeware fromMeyers Engineering
MOMICMethod of Moments Interactive Code - notavailable?
NEC-BSCNEC Basic Scattering Code, ESP -Electromagnetic Surface Patch Code andothers(Ohio State)
YagiCAD6.2.0freeYagi-specific Windows software by VK3DIP
YagiModeler Applet online applet tosimulate Yagis by W9CF

FEA-basedSoftware Vendors:

ANSYSHFSS3D Antenna Structure Simulator

AntennaStructural Analysis Software:

NEC/MININECOrganizations and Resources:

The(Unofficial) NEC Archives(WB6TPU) FreeSoftware!
NEC-2informationUsers Manual for NEC and other information
L.B.Cebik'sAntennaSite (W4RNL) Hundreds ofAntenna Articles!

Other RFand Antenna Software

(links updated 18 Feb 2013)

Learn HowAntennas Work!

LinearDipole - set length to 0.5(half-wavelength dipole) and notice that theimpedance is near 73 ohms. Radiation pattern shown is typicalfigure-8pattern. When a half-wave dipole is close to ground, the impedance isloweredto near 50 ohms. Thus a perfect match to 50 ohm cable.

-set lengthto 1.27 wavelength. This is called an Extended Double Zeppantenna and produces the maximum gain possible from a simple center-feddipole. Notice that the radiation resistance (impedance) is about 90ohms. This antenna can be matched to 50 ohms by using a seriesinductor.Half of this antenna is 5/8 wave and is a common length for 2m mobileantennas.The 5/8 wave antenna is typically fed against a ground plane (car roof)andis usually matched with a tapped inductor.

-set lengthof dipole to multiples of 1/4 wave on each side (e.g. 0.5, 1.5,2.5, etc.). Notice how these lengths produce an radiationresistance(impedance) close to 100 ohms. The patterns of these are madeup ofmany lobes (cloverleaf pattern).

How doantennas produce gain?

dB,dBi, dBd What is dBi? What is dBd? What is an isotropicradiator? Part 1 in a series from LB Cebik W4RNL
Wheredoesthe gain come from? Part 3 in a series from LB Cebik W4RNL

updated 17 Jan 2006

LincolnAmateur Radio Club Antenna Class

Links to Software and other information

4NEC2 FreeNEC-2 software with excellent GUI
AgilentAppCAD Transmission Lines and more
MIMPMotorola Impedance Matching Program (select zip file and download)
NECUser Guides (HTML &PDF)
SmithChartresources (articles, softwareand charts)
AntennaModelingSoftwarefrom Dan Maguire AC6LA (MultiNEC, Moxon generator, TLDetails, etc.)
Play millsberry hop and drop game. KB0YKI'sRadio Zone (onlineJ-Pole Designer, online Yagi Designer, the 'Copper Cactus' doubleJ-Pole)
PCAAD2.1 Software to helpdesign wire, horn and patch antennas - by Dave Pozar

updated 10-21-16

LPCAD - Log Periodic CAD

Now availablefor Windows 7 and 8!

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