rich while it was not a driven array, we tried a parasitic one. we had 3 1/2 wave slopers up at w5wmu...the guy wires on the 200' tower were NOT broken up, though, so, i hung the dipoles 1/2 way between the guys..cut the feedlines like the old K1THQ 5 sloper system from yesteryear......worked fair...directivity pretty 'ho hum'.. seemed fair on Tx....like Victor N8OO / UH8EA said..." is not 4 square..." hi
we're down to a single sloper now, though, on europe...the 5/5/5/5 for 20m got priority... FWIW, 73, w5xz, dan --- On Mon, 10/10/11, Rich Chatelain <[email protected]> wrote: From: Rich Chatelain <[email protected]> Subject: Topband: Phased Vertical Dipoles To: [email protected] Date: Monday, October 10, 2011, 11:05 AM Hello All, I am working on improving my TB ability this season. I have installed 2 sloping ½ wave dipoles. Is there anyone on this reflector that is using the Comtek ABC-4 with a phased pair of antennas that I might take advantage of there experience and ask them some pointed questions? Rich K7ZV [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
