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OK, this brings up another thought... Would the transmitted signal
from antenna a, being close to b, cause b to have a high swr and vica versa? ________ Yes. Depending on the single-radiator pattern shapes and installation geometry, mutual coupling between two adjacent antennas of the same polarization, and cut for the same frequency can be -10 dB or less. An "apparent reflected power" of -10 dBc = 1.92 SWR to each tx, plus whatever SWR each antenna system has to the tx hardwired to it. This performance may be OK for amateur radio, but not for broadcast stations. To avoid this situation, broadcast system designs using several r-f amplifiers combine the amplifier outputs to drive the antenna system from a single set of terminals. The antenna system design itself provides omnidirectional or directional coverage in the horizontal plane as needed, but it is always fed from a single set of terminals. |
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