Topband: Shunt Feed - Insulated Elements on Yagi

[Tom W8JI]

You can model this two ways:

1.) As a very high impedance load between the elements and the boom and look 
at the load data to see voltage between the boom and elements

2.) With a source between the element and boom, and set the source to zero 
current. Then look at source data and see what the voltage is to have zero 
current. This will tell you the peak voltage.

Arcing and damage absolutely can be a problem, and not just on 160. I know a 
few people who have an insulated element antenna stacked above or below a 
differently rotating antenna, and when the second antenna's elements are 
near parallel to the boom the boom is excited so much it arcs to the 
elements. This is an issue when a boom length near 1/2 wave on the second 
band is excited by the second band.

It is also an issue on 160. The less "other large stuff" at the top and the 
more power, the more of an issue it becomes.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ralph Parker" <ve7xf at dccnet.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 7:59 PM
Subject: Topband: Shunt Feed - Insulated Elements on Yagi


> Good question, Stan. I've wondered the same thing.
>
> I have a 64' self-standing tower with a 3 el Steppir on it (insulated
> elements) and a 40m linear loaded dipole (also insulated) on top of that.
> I've worried that any high voltage on the ends of the boom might be 
> harmful
> to the drive motors in the dir/ref boxes.
> So I've chickened out and avoided loading the tower on 160.
>
> VE7XF
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