[TowerTalk] 4-Square Configurations

[Maurizio Panicara]

Its useful to have a strong signal in Europe to send a sort of "stay away
beacon" , but it's very risky and disadvantageuous when you don't have a
separate receiving system (for DX) that rejects high angle waves.

73,
Mauri I4JMY

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph Fedor" <rfedor@cloudnet.com>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 4:53 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] 4-Square Configurations



> An interesting argument for the elevated radial / ground screen
> configuration is in ON4UN's book.  The vertical radiators are cut for SSB
> and a stub is switched in and out of the SINGLE elevated radial beneath
> each vertical radiator.  The shorted stubs resonate the system at 3775;
> with the stubs unshorted, the system resonates at 3525.  John, ON4UN,
> states there is some high angle radiation introduced when using this
> configuration.  In Europe, however, this is not so disadvantageous.
> Thanks in advance for any comments.
>
> 73 -
> Ralph - K0IR
>



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