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Re: [TowerTalk] QST switchable antenna

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] QST switchable antenna
From: K8RI <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:36:28 -0500
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On 11/18/2011 4:50 PM, Jim Lux wrote:
> Well, I've got part of the model in.  Copied the dimensions from the QST
> article and the developer's MA presentation..
>
> Not getting a good match yet, nor the F/B... but it's probably some
> little fiddling needed with dimensions, etc.
>
Check the antenna handbook.  There's been one of these in there for 
years although I don't know if it was in the last one or not.  I'll have 
to check.

IIRC they bring the individual feed lines back to a remote antenna 
switch mounted on the mast.  The feedlines are a quarter wave with an RF 
Choke just before the antenna switch.  I don't remember if they ground 
the connections other than the active one or not.


73

Roger (K8RI)
>
> CM QST switchable
> CM Ashraf Abuelhaija design
> CM dimensions taken from slides Vortrag_MA_Abuelhaija_Ashraf.pdf
> CE 20m
> SY L = 5.3'wire length
> SY DR = .00021 ' wire radiu   (0.14 mm2)
> SY Hc = 7   ' height of center
> SY HE = 4.35    ' height of wire ends
> SY Y=4          'distance to side of antenna middle elements (fore aft Y=0)
> SY X1=4.62/2    'distance fore/aft for middle elements
> SY X=4
> SY CL = 120  ' pf Load
> GW    999     1       0.05    -0.05   HC      0.05    0.05    HC      DR      
> 'feedpoint
> GW    10      50      0.10    0       HC      X       0       HE      DR      
> 'wire #1
> GW    950     1       -0.05   -0.05   HC      -0.05   0.05    HC      DR      
> 'loaded element feed
> GW    20      50      0.05    -0.05   HC      X1      -Y      HE      DR
> GW    30      50      -0.05   -0.05   HC      -x1     -y      HE      DR
> GW    40      50      -0.10   0       HC      -x      0       HE      DR      
> 'wire #4, directly aft
> GW    50      50      -0.05   0.05    HC      -x1     y       HE      DR
> GW    60      50      0.05    0.05    HC      x1      y       HE      DR
> GE 1
> LD    5       0       0       0       58000000
> LD    0       950     1       1       0       0       CL*1e-12
> EX    0       999     1       0       1.0     0.0
> GN 2 0 0 0 13.0 .005 0.0 0.0
> FR 0 1 0 0 14.15 0.0 0.0 0.0
> EN
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