Reverend Bow
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Phased Verticals for 11 meters?
Right now, I am running a 102" Whip Home brew Ground Plane on the roof of the house (about 30' up, 102" wire Radials).
I am thinking if I can get away with putting up another 102" ground plane antenna, I could put up an switchable Array.
I could make it directional for East/West and hopefully get a better signal across the USA (And Into Europe) and also toward the West for the Pacific, while creating a bit of a Null to the South (South America) to cut out some of the QRM...
Has anyone ever tried one of these setups?
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22/Mar/2016, 7:10 am
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Re: Phased Verticals for 11 meters?
I haven't, but would a conventional horizontal dipole do much the same? Adding a reflector a 1/4 wave behind and 5% longer would add a small amount of gain. I understand you are limited for space but a dipole needn't take up much room and is a lot simpler than a phased array, and a lot more efficient.
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25/Mar/2016, 9:16 pm
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Re: Phased Verticals for 11 meters?
Hey Andy,
I have thought of a dipole/reflector setup, but That is set in one direction.
I am looking for something to get at least a General east/west directivity, phasing would let me switch it.
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29/Mar/2016, 5:24 am
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Re: Phased Verticals for 11 meters?
There was an antenna sold in the states called a super scanner.
it was basically 3 dipoles in a vertical array with remote switching and each live element used the other two as reflectors, making it directional in 3 opposing ways.
i have often thought about making one as i have access to relays ect trough the job.
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29/Mar/2016, 8:04 pm
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Re: Phased Verticals for 11 meters?
I was thinking about going this route:
http://www.moneysmith.com/W4NFR/40%20Meter%20Phased%20Verticals/40mpv.html
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6/Apr/2016, 9:13 am
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Re: Phased Verticals for 11 meters?
which antenna will be the best to work 11 meter as I got a Yaesu ft-450 that be widebanding so it can go everywhere any ideal wire antenna all beam all a vertical all loop antenna I need a antenna that can do the job and it can work at other frequency if 11 meter is dead any ideal will be nice
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