3-Element Yagi Antenna

Overview

Designed and built a directional 2m Yagi antenna from scratch and successfully used it to contact the International Space Station.

Highlights

• • Calculated element spacing and tuning for the 2m amateur band
• • Fabricated and tuned the antenna for directional gain
• • Achieved successful ISS contact during scheduled passes

Metrics

• • Successful ISS contact on the 2m band
• • Directional gain achieved with tuned 3-element array

Leadership & Impact

• • End-to-end RF build from design through on-air validation
• • Demonstrated applied RF engineering with a successful ISS contact