Is it just me, or would this antenna with full-size wire elements and no
phasing, be only marginally
more difficult to make physically yet offer the advantage of lower-loss
elements and better
performance?
It seems to be one of those ideas that's trying to be too clever while not
realizing it's not clever at all...
Kelly
ve4xt
>
> From: Steve Hunt <steve@karinya.net>
> Date: 2008/05/12 Mon PM 01:59:19 CDT
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Coaxial antenna elements
>
> Dan,
>
> Thanks for the supportive comments.
>
> > There's even a further trouble with
> > N0KHQ's Moxon in that the reflector shield isn't even split, so the
> > reflector doesn't even have stubs in series !
> >
> >
> Yes, I spotted that. Interestingly, on another site he has the braid and
> inner conductor open circuit at one end of the reflector, although in
> the next drawing it's back to the original configuration.
>
> http://www.moxonantennaproject.com/n0khqmoxon.htm
>
> I know you guys in the USA get problems with ice formation that we don't
> get here in the UK. I assumed this was a clever technique for melting
> the ice ;)
>
> 73,
> Steve G3TXQ
>
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