[TowerTalk] Phased verticals one direction

[n8de at thepoint.net]

Rick,

One last thing:   the BEAMWIDTH will also be broader with the driven array.

73
Don
N8DE

Quoting Rick Karlquist <richard at karlquist.com>:

> john at kk9a.com wrote:
>> It would be easier to just feed one vertical with a random length of 50
>> ohm coax and make the other vertical a parasitic reflector.
>>
>> John KK9A
>>
>
> There are 2 disadvantages to that.
>
> 1.  The front to back will be 10 dB at best, whereas with a driven
> array you can easily get 20 or 30 dB.  For receiving purposes, a
> driven 2 element array is as good as a parasitic 3 element array.
>
> 2.  The bandwidth of a parasitic array is considerably less than
> a driven array.
>
> Rick N6RK
>
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