Radio and Electronics Cookbook

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A UHF corner reflector aerial

Introduction

The corner reflector is a well-known design and is capable of good performance on the VHF and UHF bands. At UHF, the practical implementation of the corner reflector is an ideal constructional project.

Some details

Expressed quite simply, the aerial consists of a dipole (where λ is the standard symbol for wavelength, making a ‘ dipole’ a half-wave dipole).

Nothing new in that, you might say. However, the interesting feature is the reflector, which is not the usual single element, but a 90° metal ...