[Antennas] 4 square

Thu, 4 Mar 2004 23:01:12 -0600

Have you guys ever tried a 5 square? It has a driven vertical in the center
of 4 verticals arranged in a square around the center antenna and each of
the 4 has a relay which switches the antennas to either a reflector or
director usually by shorting out a few turns in a coil. The antenna switches
in 90 degree increments but works very well. Since you don't switch the
driven element, there are few problems with the connections. there is a
similar antenna and switch in the old handbook or antenna book using a
sloper. Of course if you want you can have more than 4 outside antennas and
switch in smaller increments, but 4 work well.
George
W4LT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Havlicek" <[email protected]>
To: "NA4FM (Buck)" <[email protected]>
Cc: "'robert miles'" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] 4 square

> Try this URL .. it's a file in PDF format:
>
> www.yccc.org/Articles/4sq_ncj.pdf
>
> Don
> N8DE
>
> NA4FM (Buck) wrote:
> > Please help me out.  I did a Google search on n4gg and learned that he
> > enter(s-ed) many contests.  However, I haven't found anything about the
> > antenna.
> >
> > Do you have a url to a site describing the antenna and how to make it?
> >
> > Please publish it if you do.
> >
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Buck
> >
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: robert miles [mailto:[email protected]]
> >>Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 7:49 AM
> >>To: [email protected]
> >>Subject: [Antennas] 4 square
> >>
> >>
> >>hi,
> >>if you have the room a 4 sq. is great. for those with less
> >>real estate look at a 1/2 sq. or an n4gg wire array. i use
> >>the n4gg on 40 and it's a great antenna.
> >>
> >>bob k9il
> >>
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