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Design catalog

Every built-in design is an AntennaBuilder whose source is meant to be read and copied. Address them as family.name (the same names python -m antennaknobs list prints), and open any in the live simulator to drag its knobs. Many are modelled after L. B. Cebik (W4RNL)‘s articles.

DesignNotes
dipoles.dipole_turnstileCrossed dipoles fed in phase quadrature (turnstile)
dipoles.folded_invveeFolded inverted-vee — the folded dipole’s impedance step-up, with drooped arms
dipoles.folded_invvee_balunFolded inverted-V fed through a 4:1 balun and real coax — the Transformer showcase (issue #301)
dipoles.invveeInverted-vee dipole — the default quickstart example · variants: classic_edz, dipole, three_halves
dipoles.invvee_catenaryInverted-vee dipole whose arms hang as real catenaries (issue #698, unit 2)
dipoles.invvee_coax_stationInverted-V fed through real coax — the classic “resonant antenna on 50 Ω line” station, modelled from the rig (issue #300) · variants: classic_edz, dipole, three_halves
dipoles.koch_dipoleKoch fractal dipole (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL — “fractal antennas”)
dipoles.ocf_dipoleOff-Center-Fed dipole (Windom): a half-wave fed away from the middle (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
dipoles.pota_invveePOTA wire-gauge tradeoff: a 20 m inverted-V where the wire is a knob · variants: classic_edz, dipole, three_halves
dipoles.short_dipole_loadedCenter-loaded shortened dipole — the Load-branch showcase for issue #65

The delta loop is the catalog’s teaching showpiece — one loop laid out four ways (delta_loop, delta_loop_flyby, delta_loop_reflected, delta_loop_topdown), all exposing the same knobs (base, length_factor, angle_deg) and producing byte-identical wires. They differ only in how you specify the geometry, from writing every corner as coordinates to flying the whole shape with a Drone — see Many ways to express geometry.

DesignNotes
loops.bisquareBi-square: a two-wavelength loop worked as a vertical broadside curtain (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
loops.delta_loopCorner-fed full-wave delta loop; corner coordinates from a closed-form expression for the top corner · variants: z100, z200
loops.delta_loop_flybyThe shipped delta loop, laid down as a full drone flyby — fly the whole perimeter and let the flight do the work, no coordinates written
loops.delta_loop_reflectedThe shipped delta loop, built as a reflection hybrid: the drone is a trig-free point finder, an ry mirror gives the left half for free, and build_path stitches the corners
loops.delta_loop_slantedDelta loop tilted out of the vertical plane by a slant_deg knob · variants: slant0, slant30
loops.delta_loop_topdownThe shipped delta loop, built as a top-down reflection flight: the same reflection hybrid as delta_loop_reflected, but the flight starts at the top — so the top height is right from move one and there is no z-offset pass
loops.diamond_loopFull-wave diamond (square) loop fed at the bottom corner · variants: z100, z200
loops.diamond_loop_turnstileTwo diamond loops crossed and fed in phase quadrature (turnstile)
loops.horizontal_loopHorizontal full-wave loop / “loop skywire” (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
loops.horizontal_loop_droneA horizontal square loop, vertex-fed, authored with the 3D-turtle Drone
loops.inv_delta_loopInverted delta loop — the triangle flipped so the feed edge sits at the top · variants: z100, z200
loops.quadTwo-element cubical quad beam (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
loops.skyloop_lmatch80 m triangular skyloop run on 17 m, matched to 50 Ω with an L-network — the Shunt-branch showcase for issue #65 (Q2, shunt-to-common) · variants: band_locked
loops.triangular_skyloopTriangular horizontal full-wave loop (“skyloop”), fed at a corner · variants: band_locked
DesignNotes
beams.hb9cvZL-Special / HB9CV: a 2-element all-driven phased beam (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
beams.hexbeamHex beam — a W-folded 2-element beam on a hexagonal spreader footprint · variants: opt
beams.moxonMoxon rectangle — a 2-element beam with folded-back element tips · variants: opt, original
beams.moxon_turnstileMoxon turnstile: two up-firing Moxons in real quadrature (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, QST Aug 2001 pp
beams.owa_yagiOWA Yagi: 4 elements, whole-band flat 50-ohm feed (NW3Z/WA3FET concept, systematized by L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
beams.owa_yagi_6el6-element OWA Yagi — Cebik’s 2 m band-flat beam, wavelength-scaled (issue #497’s first VHF-native design) · variants: band70cm
beams.phased_driver_yagi40 m wide-band phased-driver wire Yagi (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, “Wide-Band 40-Meter Yagis”, Part 3)
beams.yagiYagi-Uda parasitic beam (driven element + reflector + directors)
DesignNotes
verticals.bobtailBobtail curtain: a 3-element vertically-polarised broadside array (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
verticals.bruceBruce array: a series-fed vertically-polarised curtain (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
verticals.challengerKJ6ER’s “Challenger” — off-center-fed halfwave vertical with 4:1 unun · variants: band10, band12, band17, band20, band6, plus
verticals.dominatorKJ6ER’s “Dominator” — end-fed halfwave vertical with 49:1 transformer · variants: band10, band12, band17, plus
verticals.elt_whipParametric rebuild of the ELT whip on a 96-inch rounded ground-plane grid — the heavier of the two classic NEC performance benchmarks (whip_antenna_8ft_groundplane.nec from the W8IO NEC benchmarks page, http://www.w8io.com/nec-benchmarks.htm): 434 deck wires, ~4,400 segments · variants: coarse
verticals.four_squareFour-square phased vertical array — the diagonal-firing quadrature box (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
verticals.half_squareHalf-square: a vertically-polarised wire antenna (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
verticals.inverted_lInverted-L: a bent, top-loaded vertical (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
verticals.inverted_l_tmatch10 m inverted-L worked on the 12 m band through a T-network tuner — the first design with a pure interior circuit node (series C, shunt L, series C), exercising the MNA network core on the classic “wire antenna + T-match” situation
verticals.jpoleJ-pole: an end-fed half-wave matched by a quarter-wave stub (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
verticals.phased_verticalsTwo-element phased vertical array — the 90-degree cardioid (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
verticals.pota_performerKJ6ER’s “POTA PERformer” — elevated quarter-wave with tuned radials · variants: band10, band12, band17, band20, band6, omni, single_radial
verticals.raised_verticalElevated quarter-wave vertical, fed above ground
verticals.rectangleRectangle “magnetic slot” SCV: a flattened 1 wl loop (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
verticals.right_angle_deltaRight-Angle Delta: the coax-friendly SCV delta (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
verticals.stub_matched_verticalQuarter-wave vertical matched with nothing but cable (issue #648)
verticals.tri_moxonTri-Moxon switched vertical array (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, 10-10 News #51) · variants: dir2, dir3
verticals.verticalQuarter-wave vertical over ground
DesignNotes
wire.doublet_balanced_tunerCenter-fed doublet on open-wire line into a genuinely balanced tuner — the FloatingBalun showcase (issue #589)
wire.doublet_ladder_tuner88 ft doublet + 100 ft of 600 Ω open-wire line + lossy T-network tuner — the “non-resonant wire and a matchbox” station, modelled from the rig (issue #300) · variants: classic_edz, dipole, three_halves
wire.edzExtended Double Zepp: 1.25 wl centre-fed doublet + series match (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
wire.efhw_sloperEnd-fed half-wave sloper with a real 49:1 unun — “the POTA antenna, complete” (issue #329) · variants: band40
wire.expanded_lazy_hExpanded Lazy-H: two stacked EDZs fed through a real phasing harness (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
wire.lazy_hLazy-H: two stacked collinear elements fed in phase (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
wire.longwireResonant multi-wavelength long-wire (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
wire.rhombicTerminated rhombic: a traveling-wave directional long-wire (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, “Long-Wire Antennas” / “The Terminated Vee-Beam and Rhombic”)
wire.sterbaSterba curtain: a broadside, bidirectional, horizontally-polarised curtain array (E. J. Sterba, Bell Labs, 1930s)
wire.sterba_blSterba curtain whose interior risers are ideal balanced line, not wire (momwire-only)
wire.sterba_tlSterba curtain, transmission-line sister design of sterba.py
wire.terminated_longwireTerminated end-fed long-wire: the directional single wire (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, “Long-Wire Antennas”, Part 2)
wire.vbeamResonant V-beam: two long wires splayed into a V (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
wire.w8jkW8JK flat-top beam: a 2-element all-driven 180-degree array (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, after John Kraus W8JK)
wire.zeppEnd-fed half-wave “Zepp” with a tuned-stub feeder (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
DesignNotes
broadband.disconeDiscone: a broadband vertical (disc + cone), modelled as a wire cage (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
broadband.g5rvG5RV doublet with a matched-line section (analysed at length by L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, “The G5RV Antenna”)
broadband.lpdaLog-periodic dipole array (LPDA) (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL; ARRL Antenna Book LPDA chapter)
broadband.t2fdT2FD — Terminated Tilted Folded Dipole (G2BCX; modeled per L. B. Cebik, W4RNL, “broadband wire antennas”)
DesignNotes
multiband.fandipoleFan dipole — parallel dipoles off one feed for several bands · variants: five_band, pair_12_10, pair_17_15
multiband.hexbeam_5bandStacked hexbeam: up to 5 concentric hexbeam shapes stacked along z, each sized to its own band’s wavelength, sharing one common feed by default (band 0 driven, the rest coupled up the stack — see the feed-mode note below) · variants: opt, opt_coupled
multiband.trap_dipoleDual-band trap dipole — Load(parallel=True) showcase for issue #65
multiband.trap_fan_dipoleFour-band trapped fan dipole — combines fandipole geometry with the trap_dipole Load(parallel=True) idiom · variants: band0_full, band0_inner, band1_full, band1_inner
multiband.twoband_fan_dipoleTwo-band fan (parallel) dipole — two dipoles bonded at a common feed · variants: current_physical, s01, s015, s01_eps001, s02, s025, s03, s05, s07

Phased / stacked arrays of the elements above — the arrayblock solver’s showcase (see the solver guide):

DesignNotes
arrays.bowtie16x116-element linear bowtie array — sixteen identical bowtie elements on a single row (constant height), each fed in phase
arrays.bowtie1x2_bl1x2 stacked bowtie array with a balanced-line corporate feed
arrays.bowtie4x44x4 broadside bowtie panel — sixteen identical bowtie elements on a regular y-z grid, each fed in phase
arrays.bowtiearray2x2 phased stack of bowtie dipoles
arrays.bowtiearray1x2Side-by-side bowtie pair (1x2)
arrays.bowtiearray2x42x4 phased bowtie curtain — the catalog’s largest stack
arrays.delta_looparraySide-by-side delta-loop pair (1x2) · variants: dy3, dy35, dy45
arrays.delta_looparray_1x4Four delta loops in a broadside row (1x4)
arrays.delta_looparray_1x4_grouped1x4 delta-loop row with per-group knobs (inner/outer pairs tuned separately)
arrays.delta_looparray_2x22x2 phased stack of delta loops
arrays.delta_looparray_networkdelta_looparray driven by two TLs from a central virtual driver
arrays.folded_invveearray2x2 phased stack of folded inverted-vees
arrays.hentenna_arraySide-by-side hentenna pair (1x2)
arrays.hourglass_arraySide-by-side hourglass pair (1x2)
arrays.invveearray2x2 phased stack of inverted-vee dipoles · variants: old
arrays.lumped_coupled_pairLumped-coupled dipole pair — the TwoPort-branch showcase for issue #65
arrays.moxonarray2x2 phased stack of Moxon rectangles
arrays.yagiarray2x2 phased stack of Yagi beams
DesignNotes
specialty.bowtieBowtie dipole — triangular fan arms for broadened bandwidth
specialty.continuous_helixNormal-mode helical vertical, continuous winding (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
specialty.faceted_helixNormal-mode helical vertical, faceted winding (L. B. Cebik, W4RNL)
specialty.hentennaHentenna — the Japanese rectangular loop, fed off-center for vertical polarization · variants: z100, z50
specialty.hentenna_slantSlanted hentenna parameterised by top-rectangle perimeter + two aspect ratios · variants: z100, z50
specialty.hourglassHourglass loop — a crossed (bowtie-folded) rectangular loop
specialty.hourglass_slantHourglass loop tilted out of the vertical plane