Recent success here with 23-foot-high W8JI-style short receiving
verticals in a 4-element broadside/endfire array using variable phasing
has led me to make plans for other sets to cover additional directions.
To maximize distance from existing and potential noise sources, and to
allow for tighter endfire spacing, I chose to make these independent
arrays rather than the classic 8-circle array.
Since these will all be in a wooded area, I am considering using
different elements without top loading wires, to avoid constant
maintenance as falling tree limbs would break the wires.
I've read of the 36-foot-high base-loaded elements ON4UN described in
his book, and understand these would have a slightly narrower bandwidth
than an element with top-hat wires.
But what about an element loaded with a coil at the center or at the
top? Would there be advantages to that approach that would come close to
the short verticals with top-hat wires, or any serious disadvantages?
73/Jon
AA1K
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