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Re: [TowerTalk] Reflector in the back of shunt tower for 160m

To: Ignacy Misztal <no9e@arrl.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Reflector in the back of shunt tower for 160m
From: VE6WZ_Steve <ve6wz@shaw.ca>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2022 08:43:00 -0700
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Yes.
I wrote this paper about it. I talk about about modelling, design, construction 
and about tuning the array: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eVklkZtlJW93JIJ9oDqbCyl-Jkik6YEX/view 
<https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eVklkZtlJW93JIJ9oDqbCyl-Jkik6YEX/view>

73, de steve ve6wz

> On Jan 27, 2022, at 8:17 AM, Ignacy Misztal <no9e@arrl.net> wrote:
> 
> I am trying to get some gain on 160m where currently I have a shunt fed
> 100m tower. It works well but is not spectacular.
> 
> I modeled a reflector some 100 ft away from the tower. Either as inv L with
> one elevated radial or T with two elevated counterpoises. EZNEC shows up to
> 4 dB gain as a reflector and up to 3 dB as a director. Is this realistic?
> Has anybody done anything like that?
> 
> Ignacy NO9E
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