I have looked at the Spitfire before. I have wondered if it could be
"loaded" so that it became physically smaller for the top bands, and, still
work well.
Chris opr VE7HCB
At 10:47 PM 2002-01-30 -0400, Mike & Coreen Smith wrote:
>Hi Fred,
>
>Long time no hear.
>
>What can I say? It's a FANTASTIC design, worthy of much praise.
>(I only wish I had thought of it first!!!-hi!)
>
>Thanks much for the link. One of the best sites I've seen on an antenna
>design.
>
>CU in the pileups!
>
>73- de Mike VE9AA
>
>Michael, Coreen & Corey Smith
>(VE9AA, VE9AAA & Little-VE9 to be)
>271 Smith Rd
>Waterville, NB
>E2V 3V6
>Canada
>http://members.tripod.com/~ve9aa/index.html
>http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/2174/
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Fred Hopengarten" <k1vr@juno.com>
>To: <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
>Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 10:25 AM
>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 3el electrically steerible yagi?
>
>
> >
> > On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 22:20:37 -0400 "Mike & Coreen Smith"
> > <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca> writes:
> > > IE: something resembling this (birds eye view) :
> > >
> > > . .
> > > .
> > > . .
> > >
> > >
> > > The center dot being a 1/4WL element. Each outside element (I'm
> > > thinking)
> > > could be the length of a reflector
> > > but with a small coil or linearly loaded piece of wire at the
> > > bottom, which
> > > could be shorted by a simple SPST relay,
> > > ensuring it was then short enough to be a director.
> >
> > K1VR: A truly brilliant idea. You can find it at
> > http://www.yccc.org/Features/Spitfire/spitfire.htm
> >
> >
> > Fred Hopengarten K1VR hopengarten@post.harvard.edu
> > Six Willarch Road * Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
> > 781/259-0088 *eFax 419/858-2421
>
>
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