Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!mcnc!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!Taylor.Wbst@XEROX.ARPA From: Taylor.Wbst@XEROX.ARPA Newsgroups: net.ham-radio Subject: Re: Strange antenna Message-ID: <9514@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Tue, 26-Mar-85 21:26:11 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.9514 Posted: Tue Mar 26 21:26:11 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 31-Mar-85 04:15:53 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Lines: 11 I WONDER WHAT THE POLARIZATION OF THE RECEIVING ANTENNA IS? ASSUMING THAT IT'S VERTICAL, I WOULD SUGGEST A VERTICAL ANTENNA FED IN PHASE WITH A VERTICAL YAGI. THIS WILL GIVE THE VECTOR SUM OF THE TWO (A CIRCLE PLUS A CARDIOID). THE ONLY FLY IN THE CARDIOINTMENT IS THAT THE YAGI HAS SOME MINOR LOBES WHICH ALSO ADD VECTORIALLY. I WOULD ASSUME THAT THEY'RE WEAK ENOUGH TO BE NEGLECTED. HAVE FUN! JIM (W2OZH)