After reading ON4UN's book, looking at W8JI's web pages, and using EZNEC, one can demonstrate that an array of 8 phased verticals in a broadside/end-fire arrangement would have greater directivity th
K1LT: rectangle) than the phased vertical array (300 x 22 meter rectangle, not counting radials) and has less directivity, why don't we see more (any) of the phased arrays? Has anyone built one? N7JW
I have tried both. The phased verticals simply worked exactly as modeled the first time. I never could get the beverages to phase properly in either end fire or broadside. YMMV. Rick N6RK __________
Remember, the verticals are all very small (compared to a wavelength) and lossy, so one can assume there is no mutual coupling. The tophat is just 4 wires the same length as the vertical wire slopin
Part II of the project is to steer the beam, which would address that issue. Also, I don't intend to take down any Beverages yet :-) Vic _______________________________________________ Topband maili