"Yagi-Uda Antenna" is one of the most popular antenna in the world.
Its inventor Dr. Hidetsugu YAGI was born in 1886.
We celebrate the 120th anniversary of his birth and the 80th anniversary of the patent of the Yagi-Uda antenna.
Our club has a special callsign "8J7YAGI" for the memory of Dr.YAGI.
We operate from the birthplace of Yagi-Uda Antenna at Tohoku University.
This event is co-sponsoring with Osaka University Amateur Radio Club(JA3YKC/8J3YAGI)
and under the sponsorship of Tohoku University.
Profile of Dr. Hidetsugu YAGI
Born in Osaka, 28 Jan. 1886
Doctor of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan, 1919
Published a basic theory of Yagi-Uda Antenna, 1925
Acquired the patent of the antenna, 1926
President of Osaka University and Japan Amateur Radio Leage, 1946
President of YAGI Antenna Inc., 1952
Death in 1976
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