[Lowfer] WM Lowfer - relocated antenna
N8OOU
n8oou at meekfarm.us
Fri Jul 8 07:46:35 EDT 2016
Warren - Jay;
Thanks for the explanations. I re-read Bill's documents and sure enough,
he explained it in there also. I think my mind was so sure it knew how
a loop radiated, it just ignored the "electrically small" detail. There
is always something new to learn.
73 de N8OOU - Mike Meek
On 07/07/2016 04:18 PM, Warren wrote:
> Mike,
> For a full wave loop (like a cubical quad for example), you would
> be correct, maximum radiation off the 'faces' of the antenna i.e. at 90
> degrees to the plane of the loop. For an electrically small loop,
> maximum radiation is off the ends, if your loop wire is oriented N-S,
> then maximum radiation will also be N-S.
> When I started out, I was under the same impression that you have,
> but Bill Ashlock corrected me.
>
> 73 Warren
>
>
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