Topband: Phased Vertical Arrays versus Phased Beverages

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

> After reading ON4UN's book, looking at W8JI's web pages, and using
> EZNEC, one can demonstrate that an array of 8 phased verticals in a
> broadside/end-fire arrangement would have greater directivity than a
> broadside pair of 2 wavelength Beverages with wide spacing.  To be

I have tried both.  The phased verticals simply worked exactly as
modeled the first time.  I never could get the beverages to phase
properly in either end fire or broadside.   YMMV.

Rick N6RK