TopBand: EWEs

[Bill Hider]

W8JITom@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hi Bernard
> 
> In a message dated 96-09-13 03:16:40 EDT, you write:
> >
> >The big problem with any EWE 8what by the way does the abreviation mean) is
> >the horizontal section which radiates (and receives horizontal radiation) as
> >well.
> >Far better than an EWE seems a pair of short, phased verticals, because with
> >the horizontal wire section you do nothing else than replacing the feeding
> >line that brings the two antennas into the proper phase angle.
> >With coax as phasing line you will not longer receive the horizontal
> >polarised field.
> >
> >73s
> >
> >bernard, oe4bku
> 
> I agree totally.
> 
> The EWE is a simple pair of verticals with a horizontal feedline. The array
> is small enough current is uniform and the vertical are fed cross fore with
> 180 degree shift plus the delay in the horizonal wire.
> 
> The horizontal wire unfortunately is part of the radiator.
> 
> Here at my location, a pair of short voltage probe antennas (ten ft
> verticals) does NOT work unless I have a large ground screen, the soil is so
> poor I can not decouple the feedline. In Ohio the same array worked quite
> well with only a few ground rods.
> 
> The EWE behaved the same way, and that makes sense because it is a pair of
> verticals that are very ground dependent. The EWE also only worked with a
> large ground screen, and not quite as well as two ten ft verticals phased.
> 
> 73 Tom
> 
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> Sponsored by Akorn Access, Inc & KM9PHey Guys, I gotta tell you that my 5 EWEs perform Fantastically well!  I 
have a pair phased to Europe and three others East, West and South.  I 
plan to add another in phase with the South EWE.  I used the 15 ft/38 ft/ 
15 ft design which, BTW, has the best pattern/gain of any in the Feb 95 
QT article.  I use them all on 80 and 160.

You gotta have a good ground though.  My soil is clay and I use 4 ft 
ground stakes at each end.  

Having no place for Beverages and having tried a Slinky Beverage (with 
some success, mind you) the EWE is quite a performer!  Be glad to give 
you more info if you want.

73!

Bill, N3RR@EROLS.COM

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