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Old March 17th 08, 10:28 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Jim Lux Jim Lux is offline
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Default Incoming radio wave polarisation

Richard Clark wrote:
On Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:57:21 -0700, Jim Lux
wrote:


In an application where you want to combine multiple skywave paths, one
probably wants something that can be automatically adjusted.



Hi Jim,

That would be called a telephone.


Or a reliable communications system.

The objection to adjustments being necessary is duly noted; the same
characterisitic is one that has been historically prized within the
Ham world.


More knobs better?

My goniometer was untuned.



Most Iv'e seen are basically just coils and not designed to be narrow
band. My comment was more that the transfer function varies not only as
a function of the moving coil position, but also frequency. I suppose
one could build a tuned one.


73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC