But given current distribution on a dipole, isn't it generally 
understood that drooping ends have relatively little effect?  I guess 
the Moxon is a special case, where the ends are brought close to each other.
73, Pete N4ZR
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On 3/20/2013 7:27 AM, David Robbins wrote:
 
yes, in a classic yagi with straight and parallel elements that is true... but 
when you bend or make the driven element not a simple half wave dipole then it 
can have an effect on the pattern by itself.
Mar 20, 2013 01:18:45 AM, jim@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote:
On 3/19/2013 11:10 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
 
They give the designer additional degrees of freedom with which to
control input impedance and side lobe structure.
 
 
I was with you until you said "side lobe structure." I don't claim to
know much a bout the design of Yagis, but I'm under the impression that
pattern is largely determined by the tuning and spacing of parasitic
elements. Am I wrong?
73, Jim K9YC
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