[Antennas] 26B2 - puzzle for the weekend.

[Jim Hargrave]

Tim,

I have a Cushcraft 214B, 14 element beam that I have configured for FM and
SSB.
I removed 1/2 of the elements and slid the boom thru a CDE TV style rotator
and clamped it in place. I then re-installed the elements. I mounted this
sideways on the Mast about 10ft above my TH-6.

I remotely rotate the antenna from Horizontal to Vertical. So the one
antenna works both polarities. This has some added advantages. Sometimes
there is a polarity shift on 2m, so I can compensate for this by rotating
the antenna polarity to optimize the signal.
This setup has worked well for the past 25 years.

I see no reason you could not do something similiar with the 26B2.

    73s de Jim
       W5IFP


  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net
  > [mailto:antennas-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Tim Billingsley
  > Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:31 PM
  > To: Antennas at mailman.qth.net
  > Subject: [Antennas] 26B2 - puzzle for the weekend.
  >
  >
  > 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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