[TowerTalk] Pennants......

[Logan Dietz]

Stephen Reichlyn wrote:

> Hello, Earl:
>
> Just a quick question re our favorite subject, Pennants.

> I do realize that the
> problem of full coverage can be solved by a rotatable pennant or flag but
> in a contest situation, the rotation
> would be much too slow.....a motorized switch continuously sampling the
> various receiving directions (or even
> switching by hand) would be much more helpful.

How about a technique like that used in diversity reception.  Put a dedicated
receiver on each beverage and use (something? AGC?) to automatically select the
strongest output.  With manual override...

Chuck, W5PR


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