Topband: advice on simple end fire array

[Tim Shoppa]

From where I am in W3, the EU numbers in a Stew (including prestew and summer stew) seems highly variable. Many "good non contest nights" I work more EU than in a stew.

I would put reversibility high on your list because you could potentially pick up more points from LP or QRP stations to the west, than from EU.

I myself hope to get my array of Two phased K9AYs back together. 

Tim N3QE

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> On Dec 5, 2016, at 12:26 PM, Matt Murphy <matt at nq6n.com> wrote:
> 
> In preparation for the Stew I'm going to attempt to put up a small end fire
> array aimed at EU on my small suburban lot.  There are a large number of
> books and articles about this topic, but my short-term goal is to build
> something simple that I can improve upon over the winter as time allows.
> 
> I do not need the array to be switchable, since most of the points I'm
> likely to get would come from EU.
> 
> I was thinking about creating three short verticals along the lines of the
> YCCC receive array (with active coupling) or using the W8JI recommended
> method with passive components.
> 
> What approach to phasing makes the most sense given my simple requirements?
>  Advice on spacing?  What's the recommended approach to modeling a system
> like this to test subtle variations in phasing and spacing?
> 
> 73,
> Matt NQ6N
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