From the site;not closely related to the thread, but to a common topic
in this group:

"Magical antennas.

I'm not looking for magic. I'm well aware of the total BS that's out there.

I have compromises I'm willing to make, and indeed it looks like a corner
reflector will do what I want. Engineering is the art of compromise.

I have compromises I'm willing to make, and indeed it looks like a corner
reflector will do what I want. Engineering is the art of compromise.



Corner reflectors are good, but keep in mind that it will challenging to
maintain similar SWR, not to mention gain, over the multiple bands of
interest.

My standard question: what problem are you trying to solve? At this point it
seems a bit open ended to help more specifically.

Unlike other fields of engineering, antennas are one of the few where expertise
is acheived by doing, rather than a mere degree. For example, Dr. Cebik is a
retired philosphy of aesthetics professor. Most of what I have seen from his
antenna work is especially useful to amateurs, which is the audience target of
this NG.

73,
Chip N1IR

"Fractenna" wrote in message
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I have compromises I'm willing to make, and indeed it looks like a corner
reflector will do what I want. Engineering is the art of compromise.



Corner reflectors are good, but keep in mind that it will challenging to
maintain similar SWR, not to mention gain, over the multiple bands of
interest.

I'm only interested in a small frequency range. I said that I could scale
designs on ham bands to what I want.

My standard question: what problem are you trying to solve? At this point
it
seems a bit open ended to help more specifically.

I want to minimize signals from off-axis, and then achieve minimum beamwidth
(maximum directivity).
Gain and bandwidth are compromise points.