Dan, N5AR;
The key factor for this dipole array to work is the feedpoint spacing
from the tower. See the diagonal dimensions furnished for the three
popular Low Bands at
www.comteksystems.com
73,
Jim Miller, K4SQR
http://www.comteksystems.com
4-Square Experts, Stack Yagi
& Remote Antenna Switching Systems
On Sat, 17 Nov 2001 12:23:45 -0800 dan hearn <dhearn@ix.netcom.com>
writes:
>
> I am interested in the K8UR type array. The gain looks interesting
> but
> the f/b is poor. The ON4UN HB shows the upper and lower ends of the
> dipoles near the tower and at a 30 degree angle to the tower. The
> comment is made that there is strong coupling to the tower. Has
> anyone
> modeled or built an array of this type with the vertical dipoles
> further
> from the tower? If one has a tower taller than 118 ft, it appears
> that
> better directivity might result. Any ideas?
> 73, Dan, N5AR
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