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    How To Build A Stacking Harness

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    This document provides instructions for building a stacking harness to combine two 50 ohm antennas. It explains that coaxial connectors and equal length phasing lines are needed, with the phasing lines being odd multiples of a quarter wavelength. Stacking antennas can add about 3db of gain for each antenna added. It also provides supplemental information on velocity factors for different coaxial cables and recommended phasing line lengths for various antennas.

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    This document provides instructions for building a stacking harness to combine two 50 ohm antennas. It explains that coaxial connectors and equal length phasing lines are needed, with the phasing lines being odd multiples of a quarter wavelength. Stacking antennas can add about 3db of gain for each antenna added. It also provides supplemental information on velocity factors for different coaxial cables and recommended phasing line lengths for various antennas.

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    This document provides instructions for building a stacking harness to combine two 50 ohm antennas. It explains that coaxial connectors and equal length phasing lines are needed, with the phasing lines being odd multiples of a quarter wavelength. Stacking antennas can add about 3db of gain for each antenna added. It also provides supplemental information on velocity factors for different coaxial cables and recommended phasing line lengths for various antennas.

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    How To Build A Stacking Harness

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    This document provides instructions for building a stacking harness to combine two 50 ohm antennas. It explains that coaxial connectors and equal length phasing lines are needed, with the phasing lines being odd multiples of a quarter wavelength. Stacking antennas can add about 3db of gain for each antenna added. It also provides supplemental information on velocity factors for different coaxial cables and recommended phasing line lengths for various antennas.

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    How To Build A Stacking Harness http://www.bloomington.in.us/~wh2t/Stack.

    htm

    From Dr.Ace – WH2T


    How to Build a Home Brew
    Coax Harness for Co-Phasing
    And/Or
    Stacking Two 50 Ohm Antennas
    When making a Co-Phasing Stacking Harness try to avoid splicing the bare coax wires together.
    Always use the appropriate UHF PL-259 Coaxial Connectors, PL-258 barrel connectors and RFU 533
    (83-1T) “T” connectors.
    If properly stacked, You add approximately 3db Gain each time the number of Yagi antennas is doubled.

    A note about the phasing lines below


    L = Left and R = Right
    Both phasing lines MUST be of equal length.

    UHF “T” Coax Connector RFU 533 (83-1T)


    |
    |
    |
    |
    Phasing Line L = | Phasing Line R =
    Any Odd Multiple | Any Odd Multiple
    Of Quarter Wave Lengths | Of Quarter Wave Lengths
    Of any 50 Ohm Coax | Of any 50 Ohm Coax
    With a PL-259 connector | With a PL-259 connector
    Screwed onto the “T” Connector | Screwed onto the “T” Connector
    | | |
    | | |
    | | |
    V V V

    Antenna #1 ____________________ ___________________ Antenna #2


    T

    I ß UHF Coaxial barrel connector (PL-258)

    -I- ß Upside Down T Connector RFU 533 (83-1T)

    | |
    | |
    | | ß Two equal lengths of any 75 Ohm Coax
    | | Each an electrical ¼ Wave Length Long
    | | Each has a PL-259 connector on

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    BOTH
    | | ends = Matching Q Section.
    | |

    T ß UHF “T” Coax Connector RFU 533 (83-1T)

    I ß UHF Coaxial barrel connector (PL-258)

    Then use any needed length of any 50 Ohm coax with a PL-259 connector on each end from the bottom UHF
    Coaxial barrel connector (PL-258) above to reach your Ham Shack.

    Here is how to figure out an electrical 1/4 wave length of coax:

    * In Feet:
    246 x (Velocity Factor) / Frequency (MHz) = Length in Feet

    * In Inches:

    2952 x (Velocity Factor) / Frequency (MHz) = Length in Inches

    Here is the Formula to Properly Determine the Optimal Broadside Stacking Distance for Two
    Yagi Antennas:
    Stacking Distance in Wavelengths = 52 / 3db Beamwidth in Degrees.

    OR If you don't want to do the math, OR you don't know the antenna's 3db Beamwidth in
    Degrees.
    Here's a (not as good) less scientific method.
    Recommended Broadside Stacking Distances for 2 Meter Band Yagis
    82” or 2.08 meters Minimum --- 132”
    or 3.37 meters Maximum.
    I Recommend stacking 1.25 wavelengths apart i.e.
    8 Feet 5.4 Inches or 101.4 Inches, or 2.6 meters apart at 144.15 Mhz.
    OR 8 feet, or 96 Inches, or 2.46 meters apart at 146 Mhz.

    The following section is supplemental


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    information:
    VELOCITY FACTOR (VF) OF COMMON
    COAXIAL CABLES
    CABLE VF
    RG-8 .66
    LMR-400 .85
    RG-8X .84
    RG-11 .75
    RG-58 .66
    LMR-195 .83
    RG-59 .82
    RG-62 .84
    RG-174 .66
    RG-213 .66
    RG-214 .66
    RG-217 .66
    RG-218 .66
    RG-316 .79
    RG-400 .695
    LMR-500 .85
    LMR-600 .86
    1/2 HARD .81
    7/8 HARD .81
    LDF all ver .88

    Phasing Line Information,


    Stacked Antennas
    Antenna Coax Type Cut Length Freq
    6M5 LMR-400 105" x 2 50mHz
    6M7 LMR-400 205" x 2 50mHz
    6M2WLC LMR-400 402" x 2 50.1mHz
    6M2.5WLC LMR-400 402" x 2 50.1mHz
    6M7JHV LMR-400 305" x 2 (with M2 PD) 50mHz

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    2M4 LMR-400 72" x 2 144mHz


    2M7 LMR-400 106" x 2 144mHz
    2M9SSB LMR-400 144" x 2 144mHz
    2M9FM LMR-400 142" x 2 144mHz
    2M12 LMR-400 178" x 2 144mHz
    2M5WL LMR-400 284" x 2 (H or V) 144mHz
    2M18XXX LMR-400 285" x 2 144mHz
    2M8WL LMR-400 385" x 2 144mHz
    2MCP14 LMR-400 175" x 2 144mHz
    2MCP22 LMR-400 214" x 2 144mHz
    2MXP20 LMR-400 248" x 2 144mHz
    2MXP28 LMR-400 360" x 2 144mHz

    222-7EZ LMR-400 48" x 2 222mHz


    222-10EZ LMR-400 115" x 2 222mHz
    222-7WL LMR-400 255" x 2 (H & V) 222mHz
    222-5WL LMR-400 210" x 2 222mHz

    420-50-5HD LMR-400 34" x 2 432mHz


    440-50-11 LMR-400 35" x 2 432 mHz
    440-18 LMR-400 84" x 2 (H & V) 432 mHz
    440-21ATV LMR-400 118" x 2 432 mHz
    432-9WL LMR-400 168" x 2 (H & V) 432 mHz
    432-13WLA LMR-400 226" x (H & V) 432 mHz
    436CP30 LMR-400 163" x 2 432 mHz
    436CP42UG LMR-400 176" x 2 432 mHz

    902-18EZ LMR-400 32" x 2 902mHz


    902-14WL LMR-400 102" x 2 902mHz

    23CM22EZ LMR-400 36" x 2 1296mHz


    23CM35EZ LMR-400 80" x 2 (H & V) 1296mHz

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    Dr.Ace's WH2T Antenna Info


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    WH2T - We're Hot 2 Trot


    If you have any comments or suggestions,
    please e-mail Dr.Ace at
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