With such an arrangement I think that one could try to play with phases to
electrically steer heading, and consequently nulls.
This obviously is limited to reasonable small amounts.
73,
Mauri I4JMY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Rauch (by way of btippett@alum.mit.edu)" <w8ji@contesting.com>
To: <Topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: Phased 2-wire Beverage antennas
>
> > Got a question about the two-wire Beverage antennas....
> >
> > Assuming that:
> > 1. Two identical 2-wire Beverages, separated by, say 270 feet...
> >> 5. The coax is matched to the connected loads... 6. Both antennas
> are
> > being operated in the "PUSH-PULL" mode...
> > receiving from the "back" or "near" direction of the antenna....
>
> Yes, it makes a difference! That would put one of the antenna out-of-
> phase!
>
> You must have the phase identical in the back-fire mode.
>
> Also, each antenna must have similar or ideally the same phase delay
> along the antenna wires.
>
> 73, Tom W8JI
> W8JI@contesting.com
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