[TowerTalk] quad with a dipole reflector

[RMorris]

Look up Quagi. Dont' t remember seeing  much on scaling to HF. Is a director better than a reflector?

On Aug 10, 2012, at 10:17, Cqtestk4xs at aol.com wrote:

> I'm in the process of getting up a 2 el quad suspended on a  caternary 
> system with the apex around 170ft.  I got the driven element up  OK, but...
> 
> It appears I will have a bunch of fiberglass guy wires in the way  of the 
> reflector loop, it's a long story.  Rather than weave the loop in  and out of 
> guy wires which will be a real pain, I am thinking about just putting  up a 
> dipole tuned for the same freq as the reflector loop would be.  After  all, 
> a reflector is a reflector as long as it is in the same location...about 50 
> feet from the driven loop.
> 
> I'm not looking to squeeze the very last .1 dB out of the system  and F/B 
> isn't important.  At an average height of around 130 feet I know  the thing 
> will be a hummer regardless.
> 
> Any ideas on this?  Anybody ever do this or model it.  It  seems like it 
> should work.
> 
> Bill K4XS/KH7XS
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