Ground plane for M4 ladybird
Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2015 5:21 pm
Hey Guys,
I started designing a groundplane for my M4 ladybird build. I read in the wiki that you can use a 1mm pcb or just a piece of plain copper plate. Now with weight being important on such a small build, i was wondering if there is a minimum thickness of the copper groundplane?
I also read in the taoglas pdf that the size of the groundplane matters as well. Does anyone have any experience with different sizes groundplanes for their antenna?
Here are the 2 designs i made weighting approx. 3.79 and 2.5 grams.
The round one is a bit heavier, but it looks like it will shield the antenna a bit better than the square one.
What do you guys think?
Cheers,
Ray
I started designing a groundplane for my M4 ladybird build. I read in the wiki that you can use a 1mm pcb or just a piece of plain copper plate. Now with weight being important on such a small build, i was wondering if there is a minimum thickness of the copper groundplane?
I also read in the taoglas pdf that the size of the groundplane matters as well. Does anyone have any experience with different sizes groundplanes for their antenna?
Here are the 2 designs i made weighting approx. 3.79 and 2.5 grams.
The round one is a bit heavier, but it looks like it will shield the antenna a bit better than the square one.
What do you guys think?
Cheers,
Ray