Hi Jim,
I see you have already gotten a few suggestions for the 4 element "Lazy
Vee" array. I would like to throw out a similar but different
alternative.
It's called the "FVR Spitfire Array" and you can learn more about it at
the following link...
http://www.yccc.org/Features/Spitfire/spitfire.htm
or you can get there from www.contesting.com as well (which is how I
found it). It's a copy of a presentation by John Kaufmann W1FV and Fred
Hopengarten, K1VR (FVR!!). I can't vouch for it's performance, but had
gotten similar gain and pattern results modeling parasitic circular
arrays. However, from a space and ground wire perspective I find this
proposal very enticing.
Happy antenna modeling!
chris, n4vi
Jim Reid wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dick Green <dick.green@valley.net>
>
> >Well, I've got a 40M 4-square with 60 radials on the ground for each
> >element. >
>
> >2) Determine feasibility of element and radial placement while tromping
> >around amongst a thicket of trees and sticker bushes on a steep hill
> <-----!!!
>
> >5) Run up and down steep hill each time steps 1-4 are attempted (dozens of
> >trips in all.)
>
> Ok, this post seems to tell me I also could have an array on 40 on a hill
> side!!
> I believed such arrays had to be on level ground to operate as expected.
> What a shock this is to learn.
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