input

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Version: 24th October 2000 (debian - 07/07/09)

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Section: 5 (Format de fichier)

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NAME

input - input data file format

DESCRIPTION

This manual page describes the output format of the file created by the Yagi-Uda project input or first programs. The file is an ASCII file, so can be edited manually if required. It is read by yagi or optimise. The program optimise also creates the same file format. 
 
 NOTES 
 FREQUENCY 
 MIN_FREQUENCY 
 MAX_FREQUENCY 
 STEP_FREQUENCY
 ELEMENTS 
 DRIVEN 
 PARASITIC 
 ANGULAR_STEP   
 DATA_DRIVEN 
 DATA_PARASITIC
 
 The 
 #
 is used as a comment.
 
 A typical file, for an antenna designed for the 2m amateur band (144-146
 MHz) might be as shown below. Note:
 1) Reflector is at position 0.0
 2) All elements lengths/positions are in m.
 
 NOTES This line can be up to 400 characters.
 FREQUENCY 145.000000
 MIN_FREQUENCY 144.000000
 MAX_FREQUENCY 146.000000
 STEP_FREQUENCY 0.100000
 ELEMENTS 10
 DRIVEN 1
 PARASITIC 9
 ANGULAR_STEP   180.000000
 #DATA_DRIVEN x y length  diameter voltage phase
 DATA_DRIVEN  0.30993 0.000000 1.002492 0.0063000000000000 1.000000 0.000000                           
 # DATA_PARASITIC x y length  diameter
 DATA_PARASITIC
    0.00000    0.00000    1.01902    0.00630                               
    0.49859    0.00000    0.95551    0.00630                               
    1.07338    0.00000    0.93595    0.00630                               
    1.81020    0.00000    0.92050    0.00630                               
    2.58152    0.00000    0.91322    0.00630                               
    3.30390    0.00000    0.91243    0.00630                               
    4.03692    0.00000    0.90423    0.00630                               
    4.64108    0.00000    0.89081    0.00630                               
    5.37418    0.00000    0.83912    0.00630
 

FILES

        filename ASCII description of antenna.
        filename.out binary file

SEE ALSO


  yagi(1), output(1), input(1), optimise(1), first(1) and yagi(5).

AUTHORS

Dr. David Kirkby G8WRB (david.kirkby@onetel.net), with help with converting to DOS from Dr. Joe Mack NA3T (mack@fcrfv2.ncifcrf.gov).