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OCF Dipole and Window Line Choke
dykesc wrote:
Ok Roy I added the RF ground counterpoise as you stated above, but it would appear to me all I did was add another antenna wire at the source end of my model. I did ground one end of the RF ground counterpoise, but I'm having a tough time seeing how the source is not just seeing this as another antenna wire. Maybe that's the way it should be, but in the physical world the counterpoise is only connected to transmitter ground and my transmitter is not trying to drive it through the center conductor. 73 Dykes (AD5VS) Sorry, I don't understand. EZNEC has no idea of what you consider to be an "antenna", "counterpoise", or "ground" (except when connected to a perfect or MININEC-type ground plane). A conductor is a conductor, just as in the real world. It sounds to me like the model matches your setup -- the terminal of the source connected to the long wire is the transmitter "ground", and the other source terminal is the transmitter "hot". But if the suggestion I made doesn't match the physical configuration of your setup, then it needs to be modified so it does. Unless other readers are interested, contact me by email and try again at describing the physical setup if you still need help with it. Roy Lewallen, W7EL |
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OCF Dipole and Window Line Choke
dykesc wrote:
... but it would appear to me all I did was add another antenna wire at the source end of my model. Welcome to the world of RF. On a long "ground" wire, the only place that is at "ground" is where it is grounded and at 1/2WL intervals. With standing waves on that wire, there are points at which the impedance (and voltage) is sky high - yes, on the "ground" wire. -- 73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, http://www.w5dxp.com |
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OCF Dipole and Window Line Choke
On Jun 26, 10:31*am, Cecil Moore wrote:
Welcome to the world of RF. On a long "ground" wire, the only place that is at "ground" is where it is grounded and at 1/2WL intervals. With standing waves on that wire, there are points at which the impedance (and voltage) is sky high - yes, on the "ground" wire. -- 73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, *http://www.w5dxp.com Thanks for the reply Cecil. I am aware of the physics of RF on longwires. What I am having trouble with is how to include a longwire RF energy sink at the source end of my antenna model. These are normally 1/4 wavelength at the operating frequency (or band midpoint for a best fit) and are open circuit on the far end resulting in a low impedance path for stray rf energy as part of the station ground configuration. Look back at Roy's reply on how to implement this in a model. The way he suggested would appear to have the source driving the 1/4 wave ground wire as an end fed element. Just doesn't look right to me. The source should only see this wire on the ground side of the model. 73 Dykes (AD5VS) |
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OCF Dipole and Window Line Choke
On Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:07:13 -0700 (PDT), dykesc
wrote: What I am having trouble with is how to include a longwire RF energy sink at the source end of my antenna model. There are any number of alternatives, each matching the situation of "someone." They vary by rather simple to rather elaborate estimations of "ground." At least one can be found in the generous help manual. The trick is how well you know your "ground's" characteristic to sufficient accuracy. Chances are you (given you have an ad hoc design) you barely know. This, of course, translates into a model of equal imprecision. Myself, I lay out several dozen radials over an average earth and connect to it. If it is a simple dipole, I lay out a ground mat below the antenna (it does make a difference). 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC |
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OCF Dipole and Window Line Choke
dykesc wrote:
Look back at Roy's reply on how to implement this in a model. The way he suggested would appear to have the source driving the 1/4 wave ground wire as an end fed element. Is it possible for you to publish a graphic of your antenna system or share your EZNEC file? I'm not sure that anyone really understands your text description. -- 73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, http://www.w5dxp.com |
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OCF Dipole and Window Line Choke
On Jun 27, 9:07*am, Cecil Moore wrote:
Is it possible for you to publish a graphic of your antenna system or share your EZNEC file? I'm not sure that anyone really understands your text description. -- 73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, *http://www.w5dxp.com Cecil, I sent you am e-mail with the EZNEC file attached. Don't know how to make it public here. Thanks for looking at the file for me. 73 Dykes (AD5VS) |
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OCF Dipole and Window Line Choke
dykesc wrote:
I sent you am e-mail with the EZNEC file attached. Don't know how to make it public here. Do you mind if I upload it to my web page so everyone can take a look? -- 73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, http://www.w5dxp.com |
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OCF Dipole and Window Line Choke
On Jun 27, 5:17*pm, Cecil Moore wrote:
dykesc wrote: I sent you am e-mail with the EZNEC file attached. Don't know how to make it public here. Do you mind if I upload it to my web page so everyone can take a look? -- 73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, *http://www.w5dxp.com Please do Cecil. Thanks. Dykes (AD5VS) |
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OCF Dipole and Window Line Choke
dykesc wrote:
On Jun 27, 5:17 pm, Cecil Moore wrote: Do you mind if I upload it to my web page so everyone can take a look? Please do Cecil. Thanks. Dykes (AD5VS) OK, Dykes, anyone interested in downloading your EZNEC file can do so from: http://www.w5dxp.com/ocfv.EZ Roy, w7el, offered to help. Did you send your .EZ file to him by email? -- 73, Cecil, IEEE, OOTC, http://www.w5dxp.com |
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