[Antennas] 26B2 - puzzle for the weekend.

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Hello Tim,

I found this nice article.  I don't know if you've seen it.

http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?260101-Can-You-run-CUSHCRAFT-26b2-Horizontallyr

I want to hear the second part of the question :-)

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On Fri, Apr 13, 2012 at 4:31 PM, Tim Billingsley <kd5ckp at gmail.com> wrote:

> First of all y'all don't laugh me off of the list.
>
> I have searched the web for an answer to this question.
>
> I have a Cushcraft 26B2 I recently acquired and I want to do something
> unorthodox with it.
>
> I don't have room on my mast to stack the 13B2s horizontally so I am
> curious if I leave the phasing boom horizontal and turn one of the 13B2s
> horizontal will the antennas act effectively as independant antennas while
> still being connected through the phasing system? or maybe the question
> should be will the antennas still work effectively while still being
> co-phased or will they null each other out?
>
> I know this is not going to offer the gain of having them either
> horizontally or vertically co-phased, but will the system still work
> reasonably well?
>
> Some of you Antenna/NEC Gurus please give me your opinions.
>
> I figure this is going out on a limb, but I am trying to avoid additional
> runs of coax and switches.
>
> Pending how many "Are you crazy?" responses I get I have a second part to
> this question.
>
> Thanks for your input.
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