[TowerTalk] 40 M beam suggestions

[Ian White GM3SEK]

>I guess I found the W6NL 40m Moxon dimensions in an AO format 
>http://www.kkn.net/dayton2004/W6NL40.ant  I compared the antenna to my 
>homebrew 2 element full size 40m beam - the gain is nearly identical 
>and the Moxon has a much better F/B.  It's also a smaller antenna which 
>is a big plus for many applications.
>

Les Moxon (G6XN, SK) would have been delighted with that application of 
his ideas.

He always liked to think of 2-element beams being instantly reversible. 
If the two elements are made identical, the beam can be reversed by 
switching feedlines/stubs. The bigger the beam, the bigger the benefit - 
especially with a side mount, as has just been pointed out.

A half-hour with NEC might produce some interesting possibilities.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK