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Thoughts about the tape measure 3 element direction finding Yagi
On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:03:33 +0200, Helmut Wabnig [email protected] ---
-.dotat wrote: I wonder how important matching is for a pure direction finding antenna, methinks rather it should not. You are right, not at all. Only the coax cable currents are not considered in the simulator diagrams, there might be an influence. Therefore matching is important :-) You should have stopped writing at the first thought. CHOKING is supremely important, and is a benefit found in good matching design. Choking can be achieved without matching, however. And choking will be needed at least at the feed point, and again a quarterwave down the line. 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC |
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Thoughts about the tape measure 3 element direction finding Yagi
On Aug 30, 11:17*am, Richard Clark wrote that :
On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:03:33 +0200, Helmut Wabnig [email protected] --- wrote: I wonder how important matching is for a pure direction finding antenna, methinks rather it should not. You are right, not at all. ... 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC Matching, perhaps not so much, HOWEVER, the antenna pattern/phase/ characteristics are *THE* most important aspect of a DF antenna/ system. The DF antenna characteristics must be as close to ideal as possible. I've been involved in DF since my stint in the Navy and they went to great lengths to get the antenna sites ideal, for that reason. Also... But why I re-posted.... Thanks to Richard's post... I forgot to mention a bead choke that I used with success on one of these beams. They also significantly improved the performance of a four dipole Doppler type DF antenna that one of the locals had and knew it was not right, but couldn't decide what to do to fix it.. We used two cores on the coax to get well above the coax 50 ohms. The following cores will fit inside the PVC pipe and around RG-58 size coax. Mouser: 623-2643540002 Fair-Rite (Mfr) # 2643540002 O.D. 0.562" I.D. 0.25" Len. 1.125 250 ohms @ 100MHz. [specs. I did not measure them as I recall] 171 ohms @ 25 MHz. Finally, Helmut, You have quite a bit of reading there with that sliding element. Can't wait to dig into it. 73, Steve, K9DCI Haven't read this group in ages. |
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