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Old April 23rd 09, 06:30 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Dish reflector

Art Unwin wrote:
On Apr 22, 8:46Â*pm, Tom Ring wrote:
Art Unwin wrote:

The helix is four foot long and a foot diameter. The base Â*of the
reflector is 1.5 feet

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Art


A 1 foot diameter helix would be a design for the 1 meter band, not 160.
Â* You need to scale it up just a bit.

The diameter should be about 50 meters. Â*The reflector should be maybe
150 meters in diameter. Â*This is not going to fit in your back yard.

tom
K0TAR


Tom
What you say it should be is guided by conventional teachings and my
designs are not conventional.


To say the least...


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