On 9/17/13 2:12 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
Just guessing here, but a coil loaded Moxon might work. It probably
wouldn't provide a lot more gain, but if it worked it would have a much
improved pattern. Moxons rely on coupling between the folded tips of
the forward and rear elements, though, so I suspect such an antenna
would involve a bit of trial and error to optimize it.
there's a whole lot of ways to tackle the challenge. It's easy to model
a variety of designs, but there are all those intangibles of interaction
with the surroundings that are hard to anticipate.
Trial and Error is more like it.
What about something like a loaded SteppIR on a shortened boom. At
least that way, the cut and try doesn't involve bringing the antenna
back down to the ground.
Or, a center loaded two element driven array with switchable/remote
controlled L and C for the loading? Again, the trial and error is fast,
and adjustability means that the tradeoff for small antennas vs
bandwidth is less of an issue.
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