[TowerTalk] quad with a dipole reflector

[Jon]

If you can do a quad driven element and a yagi style reflector and
directors you should be good.
Even a quad reflector and a dipole driven element works fine.  They scale
up and down in frequency very well.
If going with a quad driven element and yagi style reflector and directors
keeps things simple and an easy
match for the quad.  The biggest advantage is the quiet (regarding noise)
quad driven element and easy match.

On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 11:13 AM, RMorris <robrk at nidhog.net> wrote:

> 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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