[R-390] High end antenna systems

[Sheldon Daitch]

Lester,

An interesting thought.

I suspect it might be a combination of several points.

The 4 x 4 Thomson system has 32 dipoles, 16 on
each side and the 6 x 4 TCI has 24 dipoles, I could
guess the mechanical complexity adds to the operational
and maintenance issues with the antenna system with
little increase in antenna capabilities. I am wondering, too,
if changing the electrical lengths of the dipoles without
changing their spacing has an effect on the radiation pattern
of the antenna systems, as well.

The TCI antenna can be supplied with both vertical and
horizontal slewing, and I just don't know enough about the
antenna design parameters to consider the relationship
of dipole tuning with spacing, for the effects on the slewing
operation.

If the SteppIR design is patented, there could be an issue
with paying for a license to use that technology. It would not
be the first time where a manufacturer did not use another
technology, simply based on a financial decision.

73
sheldon

Lester Veenstra wrote:
> Now that’s a rotatable array !!
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> But it is interesting that the commercial market  with it's arrays of
> dipoles has not picked op on the SteppIR design for variable dipole lengths.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
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> Subject: Re: [R-390] Synthesizer Phase Noise
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> I always thought the virtue of an RLPA is they basically worked
> equally bad on all frequencies.
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> These don't rotate, but they will slew, if you buy the
> right options:
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> http://www.tcibr.com/?PageID=202
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> If you need to rotate it, try this:
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> http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/docs/DataSheets/tbm/radio_transmission/TRB
> -SWAnt-R1.0.pdf
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> Sheldon
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> Lester Veenstra wrote:
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>> Actually, the gain of those rotating LPA's is rotten. Now a nice sterba
>> curtain or rhombic is another matter.
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