Tom, et al: is there data that nail down the horizontal wire to vertical wire
ratio? I see in that write up by wa1on mention of 2.25:1 h to v but...is that
some rule that can't be violated or.../
For instance, assuming a vertical section height of 10' I could run a longer
horizontal section but don't know if that gains me anything.
Thoughts?? Jim R. K9JWV
> From: tshoppa@wmata.com
> To: rodenkirch_llc@msn.com
> Subject: RE: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station
> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 14:02:58 +0000
>
> Sounds to me, like something very close to a "flag" or "rectangular pennant"
> antenna which would be fed from an end. E.g.
> http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/flag/flag_antenna.htm
>
> But I also note that I found webpages calling your proposal an "elevated
> ewe", without a ground rod and feeding in a lower corner.
>
> I've always had better results with the antennas on the ground with ground
> rods (e.g. K9AY). Not sure what I've done wrong whenever I tried the elevated
> flag/pennants but they did not work well for me.
>
> Tim N3QE
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of James
> Rodenkirch
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2012 8:08 AM
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station
>
> So, I'm looking at setting a EWE antenna up - what happens if I simply make
> it a full loop? In other words, instead of driving 4' ground rods in at both
> ends I run a wire between the bottom of the terminating resistor and the
> matching balun.....I'm going to try the shorter version first - 10 feet up
> and 21 feet across so the full loop will be 62' of wire in that rectangular
> shape.
>
> Thank you, in advance, for any feedback and 72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV
>
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