Thanks, Tom - looks like running that "bottom wire" would be "worth it" 'cuz I have one 4' ground rod near where I want to install the EWE so that saves the cost of buying another rod...Hi Hi.
Appreciate the quick response! 72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 08:19:12 -0500 > Subject: Re: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station > > > So, I'm looking at setting a EWE antenna up - what happens if I simply > > make it a full loop? In other words, instead of driving 4' ground rods in > > at both ends I run a wire between the bottom of the terminating resistor > > and the matching balun.....I'm going to try the shorter version first - 10 > > feet up and 21 feet across so the full loop will be 62' of wire in that > > rectangular shape. > > > > All EWE's, Flags, Pennants, K9AY's, and everything else are just small > terminated loops. They all act like a pair of short verticals that have the > cross-fire feedline phasing integrated into the horizontal conductor > distance, with the vertical drops actually being the desired antennas. > > You could run a wire across the bottom, except the antenna load and source > are not symmetrically placed. This means you would have to ground the bottom > wire to prevent the system from being negatively impacted by the > asymmetrically of the load and source position. > > 73 Tom > > > > _______________________________________________ > Topband reflector - [email protected] _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - [email protected]
