Ed P. wrote:
Friends:
I would be grateful if there are any MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller owners
out there using dual antennas, for some insights on how best to orient
them. I have two "Eavesdroppers" available to me, but before I drop
the $ for the MFJ-1026, I'm trying to determine whether my
space/direction restrictions will afect its utility. I read the
manual, and to be quite honest, I'm not smart enough to understand
what it says, and the folks at MFJ referred me to a site that didn't
answer the question(s). Is it best to set up the antennas:
a) parallel to each other (if so how far apart)?
b) crossing each other as in "+" ?
c) perpendicular to each other I_ ?
d) or some other combination of angles?
Thanks for the feedback,
Ed P.
You want both antennas to see the same signals but just be separated,
so aim them the same direction. If you have favorite frequencies,
a quarter wave of separation would be nice at the lowest frequency
of interest. That gives you the ability to sweep a null from one
endfire to the other without losing gain. Greater separation is okay.
Any separation will work though.
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