I’ll get the frequencies when I’m home but I was thinking more about the covered versions like these https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhalberdbastion.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F2019-03%2Fcomprod-945-70-wideband-cellular-log-periodic-antenna.png&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fhalberdbastion.com%2Fproducts%2Fantenna-catalogue%2Fcomprod-wideband-cellular-log-periodic-antenna&docid=QpJmSnvZjmjQaM&tbnid=jBXoWTTpLw1-qM&vet=1&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim
Technically a yagi is a type of log periodic antenna so I should have been more clear.
You could put the same covering material on a Yagi antenna…
What do you mean, exactly? If you look at a typical Yagi antenna, many of the elements have the same length, so they are not scaled to be “log periodic”. But a crucial difference is that a Yagi antenna has a bunch of “parasitic” elements that serve to direct the radiation, while a log-periodic antenna is basically an array of dipoles connected in parallel. So they both have the same “aesthetic” of rods sticking out, but in what way can they the be the same type of antenna, or a Yagi be a type of log-periodic antenna?
I think the important factor for the OP is that a Yagi will be designed to work at (more or less) a single operating frequency, e.g. 787 MHz. It will not just work over the entire UHF range. So the OP needs some more information, or a wideband antenna.
First, frequencies. Signal Booster & Installation Service | SignalBooster.com
A yagi is in essence a narrow band LP antenna. They vary slightly in Ze Frank’s words, how they do.
LP ae are broader bandwidth and would be better for pulling in multiple channels which may be advantageous depending on your carrier. Yes, you can get covered yogis as well.
https://picclick.ca/Base-Station-Antenna-ALP-15QD-US-1850-1990-MHz-freq-gain-174354618074.html Here is an example of the antenna we use at work for our remote sites to communicate to our gensets and provide remote comm via cell with an additional repeater.
I’m not seeing it, unless you mean to regard a LP antenna as a bunch of Yagis hooked up together. I did not mean to be stroppy, just would like a technical explanation of what you meant by your statement, I’m sure I will learn something!
Thanks, that is an excellent table. Some providers are using a single band, while others are using over half a dozen (the question is if the 1or 2 towers in the OP’s range are simultaneously working all of them…)
What is its design? The sticker apparently says it works on two different bands.
It’s a LP design. As far as the whole yagi/LP thing this blog explains for better than I have. What's the difference between a log periodic antenna and a Yagi antenna? - The Solid Signal Blog
TLDR, yes, an LP acts like multiple yagis.