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« on: May 25, 2015, 03:39:52 PM »

(This may belong in QSO but I figer it is a technical subject.)

Antenna Fundamentals 1 Propagation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bDyA5t1ldU

Antenna Fundamentals 2 Directivity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md7GjQQ2YA0

Antenna Fundamentals 3 Bandwidth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9iV_YICgifA

I liked it anywho...

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« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2015, 08:47:21 PM »

Good visuals. Love those training films, the Internet of their day so to speak.
Thanks for posting.
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« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2015, 01:16:37 AM »

Thirty five years later I finally understand the Cosecant Squared antenna!  Eureka!
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« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2015, 08:33:08 AM »

Arrrrgh,
Think zombie trig identities coming back to haunt you.  Grin

...and some parabolic analytical geometry.  Y^2 = 2px and your horse too.
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« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2015, 08:52:31 AM »

Arrrrgh,
Think zombie trig identities coming back to haunt you.  Grin

...and some parabolic analytical geometry.  Y^2 = 2px and your horse too.

NOOOoooooooo.......make it stop!!!
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« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2015, 09:44:23 AM »

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« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2015, 02:33:30 PM »

what makes my antenna work?Huh?

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« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2015, 05:56:36 PM »

"3CX3000A7"

You don't need no stinking antenna !
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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2015, 09:21:31 PM »

That's a driver tube.
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« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2015, 09:39:44 PM »

for an MUF seeker extraordinaire.
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« Reply #10 on: June 11, 2015, 08:02:43 PM »

Don't forget about the Illudium Q-36 Space Modulator.

The Nr. 4 Renfrosnart, made by Chiltzangbrone Engineering, shows similar performance and may be subbed in case a Q-36 is not handy.

* renfrosnart_field.pdf (779.75 KB - downloaded 145 times.)
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« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2015, 09:58:45 AM »

Don't forget about the Illudium Q-36 Space Modulator.

The Nr. 4 Renfrosnart, made by Chiltzangbrone Engineering, shows similar performance and may be subbed in case a Q-36 is not handy.

As a last resort, search for the original or NOS Uranium Pu-36 Explosive Space Modulator.
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« Reply #12 on: June 12, 2015, 05:07:33 PM »

Well, yeah, of course that will work on a dipole. But what if your Isotron has a splined solenoid gudgeon?
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« Reply #13 on: June 12, 2015, 10:51:11 PM »


In regards to the Isotron,  six hydrocoptic marzel vanes can be fitted.  This additional innovation showed how side-fumbling was effectively prevented.


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« Reply #14 on: June 13, 2015, 03:59:46 PM »

What makes my antenna work?  Being put up in the dead of winter.  Everyone knows that a winter erected antenna of any type has at least 6 dB gain over a comparable summer erected antenna!
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« Reply #15 on: June 13, 2015, 06:28:44 PM »

The direct result of increased flux capacitance during winter solstice. Experiments in antenna erection at Stonehenge at winter solstice showed as much as +9dB.
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« Reply #16 on: June 14, 2015, 11:01:38 AM »

To be serious, the height is the main benefit for my shallow inverted V. Other things that make it work well are it being made of OWL and well insulated.

Any problems, like tuning it, are my fault because of using a "T" style matcher followed by a balun. The instructions reccommend a Johnson matchbox -like tuner and warn against balun use. The antenna has a high reactance and this needs to be dealt with by a balanced L tuner or an air coupled tuner (matchbox).

Any other deficiencies are no more than what is expected from an 80M dipole.
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