[CQ-Contest] [YCCC] Visalia 2009 Presentation on web site

[RT Clay]

There is a suggestion to run the dumped power from a hybrid-fed 4-square into a (low) dipole rather than the usual dummy load. Has anyone tried that? How did it work?

I would be worried that a reactive termination would screw up the 4-sqr pattern. And not to mention having another resonant antenna near the 4-sqr verticals, even if cross-polarized.

I also have <1% dumped power at optimum on my 4-sqr, so it seems that it really wouldn't add much high-angle fill-in?

Tor
N4OGW/5

> > Thanks to Dean for his years of work on this topic and
> for his willingness
> > to share his presentation for those of us who
> couldn't make Visalia.
> >
> > Randy, K5ZD
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
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> RDStraw
> >> Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 10:49 PM
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> >> Cc: YCCC Reflector
> >> Subject: [YCCC] Visalia 2009 Presentation on web
> site
> >>
> >> Contesters:
> >>
> >> The pdf of my presentation "Contest Antennas.
> DX or Domestic,
> >> What's Your Pleasure?" at the 2009
> International DX
> >> Convention in Visalia last weekend is now on
> OH6BG's web site
> >> (thanks, Jari):
> >>
> >> http://www.voacap.com/
> >>
> >> Scroll down to subtitle: "3. VOACAP-related
> Papers".
> >>
> >> 73, Dean, N6BV
> >>
> >> n6bv at arrl.net
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