Arggghh! I despise "auto-wrong!" Meant *circular polarization.* Linearly
polarized radiation becomes circular after reflection from the ionosphere due
to Earth's magnetic field.
I dunno what cochlear polarization is, either.
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> On Nov 23, 2014, at 16:26, Jim Brown <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sun,11/23/2014 3:14 PM, Kim Elmore wrote:
>> If you could phase these so as to generate and receive cochlear polarization
>> (90 deg), either LH or RH, you might see a very big increase (I think as
>> much as 6 dB) in rx signal strength from what I've read. That would be
>> pretty cool.
>
> I've never heard of cochlear polarization. These dipoles are horizontal, at
> right angles in the horizontal plane. Driving both of them with a suitable
> phasing network would result in a circular pattern, at the expense of 3dB of
> gain. Far better switch them and keep the 3 dB.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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