OPTIMISE(5)							File Formats Manual						       OPTIMISE(5)

NAME

       optimise - output data file formats

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page describes the output formats of the files created by the Yagi-Uda project's optimise program. The input files required for
       optimise are plain ASCII which can be generated by input or first.  or may be generated manually with a text editor, if care is	used.  The
       format  required  by  optimise  is described in input(5). Optimise's output files, which have the .bes extension are the same format as the
       input files and are again obviously described by input(5).

Example of a .up file.
       The .up file list the improvements made by optimise to an antenna design. Starting from the original design, the file is appended each time
       a  new  better  design is found. Here is an example, where the final line is the performance of the 4 element beam with the .dat file shown
       earlier.
	   1 7.57dBi,  16.93dB F/B, Z=(31.77-56.34j) Ohms, SWR=3.95, SL=16.95 dB
	  84 7.58dBi,  16.93dB F/B, Z=(31.78-56.32j) Ohms, SWR=3.95, SL=16.95 dB
	 623 7.58dBi,  16.93dB F/B, Z=(31.78-56.28j) Ohms, SWR=3.95, SL=16.95 dB
       89345 9.74dBi, 103.06dB F/B, Z=(37.55 +1.61j) Ohms, SWR=1.33, SL=17.78 dB

What is what in the .up file
       The first column is an integer specifying the iteration. The other columns, going from left to right are gain(dBi),  FB,  input	impedance,
       VSWR and level of the most significant sidelobe, in dB down on the peak gain.

SEE ALS0
       yagi(1), output(1), input(1), optimise(1), first(1), input(5), output(5) and yagi(5).

AUTHORS

       Dr. David Kirkby G8WRB (david.kirkby@onetel.net), with help with converting to DOS from Dr. Joe Mack NA3T (mack@fcrfv2.ncifcrf.gov).

Version 1.16							 24th October 2000						       OPTIMISE(5)