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Re: Topband: DX-Enginneering Active Antenna System

To: "'Bill Tippett'" <btippett@alum.mit.edu>, "'topband'" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: DX-Enginneering Active Antenna System
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists@subich.com>
Reply-to: lists@subich.com
Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:10:41 -0400
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> Bad assumption Joe.
> 
> "This unit was optimized for the 160 meter amateur band but 
> can be used from below the broadcast band to over 30MHz."
> 
> http://www.hizantennas.com/controller_4_elements.htm

That still doesn't answer the question.  The 8 element design 
could be used on any band but the phasing was such that it 
was correct only over a narrow band.  The W8JI "crossfire" 
design hold the phasing correct over more than an octave. 


73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 

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