What makes you believe that you have a poor ground? A vertical array with
an elevated counterpoise is still ground dependent so it if works well for
you perhaps your ground is better than you think!
It has been a while since I looked at a standard 4 square model but I seem
to recall the beamwidth was pretty large. It would be interesting to
overlay a pattern with closer 3/16 wl spacing and see what difference there
is 45° from the main direction. Their may not be much difference in that
direction.
John KK9A
kq2m wrote:
One antenna that does work well even over poor ground is a 4-square with
elevated radials, preferably above .05 wavelength in height. In my case
I changed to a different design - instead of orienting the elements in a
1/4 wavelength "box", I use custom designed 3/16 wavelength spacing to
give a broader pattern which allows me to better hear/work ZS, Southern
Africa and UA0 when pointed at Europe.
73
Bob, KQ2M
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