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Subject: [TowerTalk] QST switchable antenna
From: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 13:50:27 -0800
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Well, I've got part of the model in.  Copied the dimensions from the QST 
article and the developer's MA presentation..

Not getting a good match yet, nor the F/B... but it's probably some 
little fiddling needed with dimensions, etc.



CM QST switchable
CM Ashraf Abuelhaija design
CM dimensions taken from slides Vortrag_MA_Abuelhaija_Ashraf.pdf
CE 20m
SY L = 5.3'wire length
SY DR = .00021 ' wire radiu   (0.14 mm2)
SY Hc = 7   ' height of center
SY HE = 4.35    ' height of wire ends
SY Y=4          'distance to side of antenna middle elements (fore aft Y=0)
SY X1=4.62/2    'distance fore/aft for middle elements
SY X=4
SY CL = 120  ' pf Load
GW      999     1       0.05    -0.05   HC      0.05    0.05    HC      DR      
'feedpoint
GW      10      50      0.10    0       HC      X       0       HE      DR      
'wire #1
GW      950     1       -0.05   -0.05   HC      -0.05   0.05    HC      DR      
'loaded element feed
GW      20      50      0.05    -0.05   HC      X1      -Y      HE      DR
GW      30      50      -0.05   -0.05   HC      -x1     -y      HE      DR
GW      40      50      -0.10   0       HC      -x      0       HE      DR      
'wire #4, directly aft
GW      50      50      -0.05   0.05    HC      -x1     y       HE      DR
GW      60      50      0.05    0.05    HC      x1      y       HE      DR
GE 1
LD      5       0       0       0       58000000
LD      0       950     1       1       0       0       CL*1e-12
EX      0       999     1       0       1.0     0.0
GN 2 0 0 0 13.0 .005 0.0 0.0
FR 0 1 0 0 14.15 0.0 0.0 0.0
EN
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