Re: Topband: 160M 8 Circle Array for transmit

2016-03-04 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 3/4/2016 1:51 PM, Dan Maguire via Topband wrote: There are some fairly detailed 8-circle modeling studies in the last section on this page: http://ac6la.com/aecollection6.html Lots of illustrations and several url links for more info. Dan, AC6LA http://ac6la.com _ Topband

Re: Topband: 160M 8 Circle Array for transmit

2016-03-04 Thread Dan Maguire via Topband
Rick Karlquist wrote: >>> Models well on EZNEC. There are some fairly detailed 8-circle modeling studies in the last section on this page: http://ac6la.com/aecollection6.html Lots of illustrations and several url links for more info. Dan, AC6LA http://ac6la.com _ Topband Reflec

Re: Topband: 160M 8 Circle Array for transmit

2016-03-04 Thread Jim Brown
On Fri,3/4/2016 9:38 AM, Ray Higgins (W2RE) wrote: Im looking for both spacing and phasing for 80M and 160M 8 Circle array for a QTH in Maine. I cant seem to find much information by searching online. Can someone point me in the right direction. Hi Ray, There are several ways to get azimuths

Re: Topband: 160M 8 Circle Array for transmit

2016-03-04 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 3/4/2016 10:46 AM, Ray Higgins (W2RE) wrote: Let me clarify, Im looking for 160M and 80M TRANSMIT 8 circle array not RX array. Ray Higgins W2RE.com You asked about spacing and phasing. There is absolutely no reason why you can't also use the same spacing and phasing (as my receive ar

Re: Topband: 160M 8 Circle Array for transmit

2016-03-04 Thread cqtestk4xs--- via Topband
This may be a little off topic, but it's close. Height limitations at my new QTH for only one tower which can be no taller than 90 feet. It will be festooned with lots of tribanders etc. However, in the past I've always used loops on 80 since my towers were so tall and they performed qui

Re: Topband: 160M 8 Circle Array for transmit

2016-03-04 Thread Ray Higgins (W2RE)
Let me clarify, Im looking for 160M and 80M TRANSMIT 8 circle array not RX array. Thanks, Ray Higgins W2RE.com _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: 160M 8 Circle Array for transmit

2016-03-04 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 3/4/2016 9:38 AM, Ray Higgins (W2RE) wrote: Im looking for both spacing and phasing for 80M and 160M 8 Circle array for a QTH in Maine. I cant seem to find much information by searching online. Can someone point me in the right direction. Ray Higgins W2RE.com I am currently building a rec

Topband: 160M 8 Circle Array for transmit

2016-03-04 Thread Ray Higgins (W2RE)
Im looking for both spacing and phasing for 80M and 160M 8 Circle array for a QTH in Maine. I cant seem to find much information by searching online. Can someone point me in the right direction. Thanks, Ray Higgins W2RE.com _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.co