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Re: [TowerTalk] Need a test run on various versions of NEC

To: Máximo EA1DDO_HK1H <ea1ddo@hotmail.com>, towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Need a test run on various versions of NEC
From: "Lux, Jim" <jim@luxfamily.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 13:43:28 -0800
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On 1/12/21 12:53 PM, Máximo EA1DDO_HK1H wrote:
Hi Jim,

What you meant "NEC broken" ?
Can´t you just download it again?

I used to use CocoaNEC (http://www.w7ay.net/site/Applications/cocoaNEC/)  and separately, a compiled version of NEC2, both broke when I upgraded to Catalina (All of the CocoaXYZ ham stuff no longer works, and there's some difference in the libraries for my compiled version - which I've not used in a very long time.)

W7AY has the source code for CocoaNEC, but I'll save a recompile for another day.

Ditto for the nec2 - I use nec4 normally, and that I have compiled recently and keep up to date.



I am trying to run your code but has several errors.
What's the error message?

What is XQ and  PT?

XQ tells NEC to run the model, then the next cards change the loading and excitation, and the next XQ tells it to run again.

PT -1 suppresses the printing of the segment currents (since I'm not interested in them for this model)



CM cross dipole test
CM 10 degree skew
CM antennas are slightly long for resonance at 299.8 MHz
CM cos(10) - 0.23916
CM sin(10) - 0.04217
CM
CM loading is for copper 5.8E7
CM Jim Lux - W6RMK - 12 Jan 2021
CE GW 1 101  0.24285 0        0     -0.24285  0         0 0.001
GW 3 101  0.04217 0.23916  0.1   -0.04217 -0.23916  .1 0.001
GW 991 1 -100.000000 -100.000000 0.000000 -100.000000 -100.000000 0.010000 
0.000500
GW 992 1 101.000000 -101.000000 0.000000 101.000000 -101.010000 0.000000 
0.000500
GE
GN -1
CM excite element #1, measure radiated field
LD 5 0 0 0 5.8e7
EX 0 1 51 0 1 0
EX 0 3 51 0 1E-17 0
PT -1
RP 0 1 1 1000 0 0 0 0 XQ
CM excite element #2, measure radiated field
LD 5 0 0 0 5.8e7 EX 0 1 51 0 1E-17 0 EX 0 3 51 0 1 0
PT -1
RP 0 1 1 1000 0 0 0 0 XQ
CM radiate with field, measure open circuit voltages
LD 5 0 0 0 5.8e7
NT 1 51 991 1 1e-10 0 0 0 1e20 0
NT 3 41 992 1 1e-10 0 0 0 1e20 0
EX 1 1 1 0 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 0
PT -1 XQ
CM radiate with field other direction, measure open circuit voltages
LD 5 0 0 0 5.8e7
NT 1 51 991 1 1e-10 0 0 0 1e20 0
NT 3 41 992 1 1e-10 0 0 0 1e20 0
EX 1 1 1 0 0.000000 90.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 0 PT -1 XQ
EN

-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Lux, Jim
Sent: martes, 12 de enero de 2021 18:35
To: towertalk
Subject: [TowerTalk] Need a test run on various versions of NEC

I'm writing some software to generate/parse NEC input and output files.
Generically for the purposes of optimizing phased arrays.


I've been testing it here with NEC4.2, but my NEC2 seems to be broken
(Curse you Catalina!).  I would love it if someone could just cut/paste
the following NEC deck, run it through your flavor of NEC2 and send me
the output file.

Tnx,

Jim

CM cross dipole test
CM 10 degree skew
CM antennas are slightly long for resonance at 299.8 MHz
CM cos(10) - 0.23916
CM sin(10) - 0.04217
CM
CM loading is for copper 5.8E7
CM Jim Lux - W6RMK - 12 Jan 2021
CE
GW 1 101  0.24285 0        0     -0.24285  0         0 0.001
GW 3 101  0.04217 0.23916  0.1   -0.04217 -0.23916  .1 0.001
GW 991 1 -100.000000 -100.000000 0.000000 -100.000000 -100.000000
0.010000 0.000500
GW 992 1 101.000000 -101.000000 0.000000 101.000000 -101.010000 0.000000
0.000500
GE
GN -1
CM excite element #1, measure radiated field
LD 5 0 0 0 5.8e7
EX 0 1 51 0 1 0
EX 0 3 51 0 1E-17 0
PT -1
RP 0 1 1 1000 0 0 0 0
XQ
CM excite element #2, measure radiated field
LD 5 0 0 0 5.8e7
EX 0 1 51 0 1E-17 0
EX 0 3 51 0 1 0
PT -1
RP 0 1 1 1000 0 0 0 0
XQ
CM radiate with field, measure open circuit voltages
LD 5 0 0 0 5.8e7
NT 1 51 991 1 1e-10 0 0 0 1e20 0
NT 3 41 992 1 1e-10 0 0 0 1e20 0
EX 1 1 1 0 0.000000 0.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 0
PT -1
XQ
CM radiate with field other direction, measure open circuit voltages
LD 5 0 0 0 5.8e7
NT 1 51 991 1 1e-10 0 0 0 1e20 0
NT 3 41 992 1 1e-10 0 0 0 1e20 0
EX 1 1 1 0 0.000000 90.000000 0.000000 0 0 0 0
PT -1
XQ
EN


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