At 07:01 PM 2/10/03 -0500, RICHARD BOYD wrote:
>I'm thinking of having several beverages start at the same feedpoint,
>probably with separate feedlines but perhaps with a remote switch. Which
>of those isn't relevant to this question, I don't think but I didn't want
>you to think I had one coax connected to several beverages at once. But,
>having them start at the same point, probably with the same ground rod,
>then fanning out in their separate directions.is there any reason not to
>do it this way? Any degradation of performance by doing it this way,
>etc.? They will be at least 30 degrees different in orientation, one from
>another.
>
>Related: When beverages cross, I've heard that several feet of separation
>should be sufficient to avoid interaction. Any comments on this? Any
>minimum crossing angle to avoid interaction or anything like that?
>
W8JI says that an ordinary coax switch won't work, because both the center
conductors and shields need to be separated to avoid pattern
degradation. I think he also advocates separate ground rods for each
Beverage. See www.w8ji.com
73, Pete N4ZR
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