[TowerTalk] More from the M2 antennas quality control file

[Chuck Smallhouse]

I have personally known Mike and Myrna for at least 40 years, way 
back when they were the M of KLM.  I consider them as some of my 
dearest ham friends.

I can't imagine Myrna ever raising her voice.  Mike can be a bit 
feisty, especially when someone challenges his integrity, as 
apparently you did, when you realized that you couldn't read 
instructions as well as you thought, and came down on him.

As someone posted, cross polarity antennas that are designed and 
manufactured by some, do not probably have the same size vertical and 
horizontal elements, adjacent to each other, but often 90 degrees, or 
a 1/4 w/l apart.   This allows a simplified phasing harness to be 
used, if the operator would like to operate the antenna in circular polarity.

I strongly doubt that you have even tried to assemble this Cross Pol 
antenna, let alone made any measurements because if the element 
lengths are as wrong as you indicate, or placed in incorrect 
locations, you would not see a good VSWR at the antennas design 
frequency.  I would question about how you claim that you measured 
its pattern and side lobes.  Certainly not using sun noise, as that 
single antenna has insufficient gain to do so.

I hope that you will now take your undeserved rants away from this 
reflector.  I believe that the readers are beginning to understand 
from where you are coming.

Chuck,  W7CS