[Elecraft] AM Broadcasting

[W2xj]

There aren’t many 12 tower arrays out there. Of the few, the pattern is almost always a tight cardioid. 9 tower arrays are more common. The largest I have built is 10 towers. If I had my way that would have been 12 towers. There are many subtle technical reasons for that. A lengthy discussion. 

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> On Dec 21, 2018, at 08:26, Raymond <anyone1545 at gmail.com> wrote:
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> The Phasor used by directional stations is not a matching unit. It is a power divider phasing unit as each tower gets different current, phase to develop the pattern. Each individual tower has an ATU.  The phasor for a 12 tower station is fascinating as is the pattern. 
> Ray 
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