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Re: Topband: Hi-Z Delay lines and new amps for four square

To: "Doug Turnbull" <turnbull@net1.ie>
Subject: Re: Topband: Hi-Z Delay lines and new amps for four square
From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Reply-to: richard@karlquist.com
Date: Thu, 5 Jan 2012 12:26:07 -0800
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Doug Turnbull wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>       I have recently installed a Hi-Z four square receiving antenna and
> have a couple of questions:
>
> 1) Should the delay lines be kept rolled up but of course separated or
> should they be played out along the ground?

Or you could make lumped element delay lines as follows:

http://www.n6rk.com/Lumped_LC_Delay_Networks.gif

I made an 4X2 array using these networks and it worked great.

Rick N6RK

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