• DocumentCode
    1404567
  • Title

    A secret story about the Yagi antenna

  • Author

    Sato, Gentei

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Sci. & Eng., Sophia Univ., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    33
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    1991
  • fDate
    6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    7
  • Lastpage
    18
  • Abstract
    A hitherto unpublicized story about a note thrown away by a British soldier named Newmann in Singapore during World War II, which revealed to the Japanese that the Yagi-Uda antenna was being used by the British in radar systems, is related. The invention of the Yagi-Uda antenna and its practical use in Europe are briefly discussed, and the role of radar and the Yagi-Uda antenna in Japan´s defeat in the Pacific discussed. The history of Newmann´s note is recounted in detail, and portions of the note itself are reproduced.<>
  • Keywords
    antenna arrays; radar antennas; British soldier; Europe; Newmann´s note; Pacific; Singapore; World War II; Yagi-Uda antenna; history; radar systems; secret story; Cities and towns; Europe; History; Natural languages; Radar antennas; Receiving antennas; Springs; TV; Writing; Yagi-Uda antennas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1045-9243
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/74.88216
  • Filename
    88216