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[โ€“] 9point6@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Man, I've always wondered how yagi antennas actually managed to produce a directional beam vs something like a dipole. Your comment has really made it click for me, honestly big thanks! Very clear 5-9

[โ€“] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Yep. Now imagine each element on the yagi antenna is its own antenna that can be triggered by a controller, instead of just being one big "dumb" antenna. Now by timing the "firing" of each antenna you can create a directional beam in pretty much any direction.