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Re: Topband: One acre arrays

To: kr7o@vhfdx.com
Subject: Re: Topband: One acre arrays
From: Jon Zaimes AA1K <jz73@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:33:57 -0400
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I'd put a 1/4 wave vertical (tower) in the center of the square (or as 
tall as you can make it), radials filling the square. Then add parasitic 
wires spaced 1/8 wave from the tower (66 feet) as in the K3LR array 
described in ON4UN's book). The radial field is a bit truncated in your 
area but should still get good f/b -- better than a triangle array -- 
and some gain. Mine (full size) sometimes is better than Beverages for 
receive.

If this is the "back yard" perhaps some Beverages could stretch into 
your other area for RX.

73/Jon AA1K
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