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Re: [TowerTalk] Rotating a dipole on a side-arm

To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Rotating a dipole on a side-arm
From: Dan Zimmerman N3OX <n3ox@n3ox.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:33:04 -0500
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>
> I find that it is pretty much non-directional,
> that is, I can't seem to find a null or even a measureable drop in RX
> levels
> when I rotate it.


Probably a problem with insufficient feedline choking, IMO.

You should be getting 12-15 dB F/S on 7MHz and 10-12dB on 5.4MHz if you
don't have radiation from the tower or feedline or whatever.

73
Dan
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