Topband: 4 Square Receiving at 3V8SF

[Ashraf Chaabane]

Thanks Clive! I did a F/B test towards the TX ant and the F/B is indeed 
5 db less. I may need to think of that solution.

73 Ash 3V8SF

------ Original Message ------
From: "Clive GM3POI" <clive at gm3poi.com>
To: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy at gmail.com>
Sent: 02/03/2019 12:32:02
Subject: RE: Re[2]: Topband: 4 Square Receiving at 3V8SF

>Ash,
>  model it when the RX antenna is pointing at the TX antenna. There is a good chance it will affect the pattern, but lifting the base of the TX antenna above ground with a relay when on RX will cure that. 73 Clive GM3POI
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ashraf Chaabane [mailto:ash.kf5eyy at gmail.com]
>Sent: 02 March 2019 10:57
>To: Clive GM3POI; topband at contesting.com
>Subject: Re[2]: Topband: 4 Square Receiving at 3V8SF
>
>Clive,
>
>The vertical is 130m away from the array center. I'm presuming this is a
>good distance to avoid interaction.
>
>73 Ash 3V8SF
>
>------ Original Message ------
>From: "Clive GM3POI" <clive at gm3poi.com>
>To: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy at gmail.com>; topband at contesting.com
>Sent: 02/03/2019 11:54:48
>Subject: RE: Topband: 4 Square Receiving at 3V8SF
>
>>Ash model in also your TX antenna and see whether you need to isolate that
>>vertical on RX with a relay.  73 Clive GM3POI
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ashraf
>>Chaabane
>>Sent: 02 March 2019 10:46
>>To: topband at contesting.com
>>Subject: Topband: 4 Square Receiving at 3V8SF
>>
>>Hi guys,
>>
>>I built a 4 Square Receiving Array for 160m at 3V8SF. I put details in
>>my website: http://kf5eyy.info/topband.htm
>>The achieved F/B so far is 20 db and the F/S is 19 db. There is still
>>room for improvement with better matching of the elements. I'll need
>>time to do that.
>>
>>Thanks to Ahmad 3V1B and Majdi 3V1M for helping me setting up of the
>>elements. Also to K7TJR, W3LPL and W0FLS
>>for the valuable support.
>>
>>73 Ash 3V8SF, 3V8SS
>>www.kf5eyy.info
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