[TowerTalk] Effect of element shape was: Re: InnovAntennas contact info

[W1YW at aol.com]

I should add that the 'true' Moxon that you refer to is  about 3/8 by  1/8 
waves. I am used to the end loaded shorter versions here: 1/4 by 1/8.
 
I have a fractal version that is 1/8 by 1/8 waves.
 
73,
Chip W1YW
 
 
In a message dated 3/20/2013 1:22:21 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
W1YW at aol.com writes:

Sorry Dave; the Moxon phasing is caused by the 1/8 wave separation. It is  
a close-spaced 2 el Yagi.
 
The Hex is a Moxon with W bendbacks of the driven and parisitic.
 
The virtue of the Moxon is that it fits in a  form factor that  is  about 
1/4 wave by 1/8 wave, as opposed to 1/2 wave by 1/8 wave. This  makes it 
practical to support as wires as opposed to tubes. The Hex shrinks  the long 
extent a bit more.
 
Best,
Chip W1YW
 
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In a message dated 3/20/2013 1:16:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
xdavid at cis-broadband.com writes:

Yes.  A true Moxon has less forward gain (only slightly so  on a proper 
design) and less front-to-side than a normal yagi, but it  has a really 
deep notch off the back.  The statement that a Moxon  is nothing more 
than a 2 element yagi with bent ends is simply false.  There is a phasing 
component that is not purely  parasitic.

73,
Dave    AB7E