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Re: [TowerTalk] 1/8 wave spaced 80m verticals

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 1/8 wave spaced 80m verticals
From: n4gi@tampabay.rr.com
Reply-to: n4gi@tampabay.rr.com
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 15:50:38 -0400
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> At 01:07 PM 9/10/2003 -0400, Roger D Johnson wrote:
> I toyed with the idea of feeding
> >the elements in phase for transmit and with the delay for receive.
> >It made the system a bit more complicated but resulted in better
> >transmit signal while still having the F/B on receive.

Exuse my unscientific anecdotal questions, but does this mean if I didn't care 
about F/B (I have RX loops for that), only TX gain, I could just feed my 1/8WL 
spaced verticals in phase?  

Is TX optimization any less complex to accomplish than the F/B RX scenario: 
(i.e. no network analyzers/calculus spreadsheets needed)?  

Even if it isn't too complex to optimize 1/8WL spaced verticals for TX, some 
have noted only a minimal TX gain (~3db) when phasing verticals....  Is this 
the norm?

Sounds like I might be better off taking one my verticals down and using the 
metal for ground rods on the remaining one  :-)

73, 
Blake N4GI

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