.73. . .Dave, W0FLS
-Original Message-
From: Chuck Dietz
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 1:26 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: RDF for Transmit 4 Square vs 8 Circle Array
I was always told that, if one had a 4 square, there would be no need for a
receive array. I am finding th
W3LPL
- Original Message -
From: "Dennis" <egan.denni...@gmail.com>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 6:43:20 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: RDF for Transmit 4 Square vs 8 Circle Array
Chuck
Having used both at a number of stations, I can
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From: "Chuck Dietz" <w5prch...@gmail.com>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 6:26:41 PM
Subject: Topband: RDF for Transmit 4 Square vs 8 Circle Array
I was always told that, if one had a 4 square, there would be no need for a
receive array. I am finding t
If you browse back through the Topband archives, you'll see a common
thread: "You can never have too many RX antennas!".
Incoming angles vary. Sometimes a Beverage is best, other times it's a
certain phased vertical array, and once in a great while it's the TX
antenna or even a dipole.
73, Mike
needed.
73
Frank
W3LPL
- Original Message -
From: "Chuck Dietz" <w5prch...@gmail.com>
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 6:26:41 PM
Subject: Topband: RDF for Transmit 4 Square vs 8 Circle Array
I was always told that, if one had a 4 squ
Chuck,
I don't have the experience with both that
Dennis has but I have had the same
beneficial results with the HI-Z 4-8Pro Rx
antenna which I'm using 8 active short
antennas. Sometimes I can null another
station almost totally out of the picture.
There's not that much gain compared to the
Chuck
Having used both at a number of stations, I can speak with some
experience here.
The biggest virtue I have found of an 8 Circle array is the ability to
put a bothersome
station or noise in a null. Most of the time, you can hear a station in
the 4-square beamed
direction as well on
I was always told that, if one had a 4 square, there would be no need for a
receive array. I am finding this to be untrue when looking at the list of
RDFs. (Receive Directivity Factor) I have snooped through the archives
reading about RDF.
Can anyone verify this from actual experience? Can you
