Topband: 8 vs 4 direction 4-SQ?

[Gary K9GS]

73,Gary K9GS
-------- Original message --------From: S57AD <mirko.s57ad at gmail.com> Date: 3/19/20  4:15 PM  (GMT-06:00) To: john.kaufmann at verizon.net Cc: Gary K9GS <k9gs at gjschwartz.com>, TopBand List <topband at contesting.com> Subject: Re: Topband: 8 vs 4 direction 4-SQ? If I were younger, if I had enough resources and huge real estate, I wouldgo for 8-circle BSEF array, which is even simplier than 4-square (just twophases involved)...73  Mirko, S57ADV V čet., 19. mar. 2020 ob 22:11 je oseba John Kaufmann via Topband <topband at contesting.com> napisala:> For signals that arrive from directions that are in between the main lobe> headings of a 4-square, you will lose up to a few dB of S/N compared to> having 8 directions.  Whether that matters to you is purely a personal> performance vs. complexity/cost decision.  If 90% of what you work is> covered by 4 directions, then 4 directions may be good enough.  If you> don't want to give up any performance in any direction, then go for 8> directions.  There is no right or wrong answer.>> 73, John W1FV>> -----Original Message-----> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=> verizon.net at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary K9GS> Sent: Thursday, March 19, 2020 3:11 PM> To: topband at contesting.com> Subject: Topband: 8 vs 4 direction 4-SQ?>> A couple of companies, LBS and RemoteQTH, have started selling 8 direction> 4- SQ controllers.I'm trying to understand if this would be worthwhile. My> reasoning is that the main lobe is so broad you have the in-between 45> degree directions covered anyway. Thoughts?73,Gary K9GS> _________________> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband> Reflector>> _________________> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband> Reflector>-- Mirko S57AD_________________Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector