Bob, I sure wished I had the energy to continue my antenna work. I missed this whole summer, except I did put my A99 up on a 10' pole and proved to myself that my radios do not provide very good RX signal report readings. I suspect that you know that from experience, what can happen. I have lost a lot of confidence in the reports I put together summer before last. Boy how time goes by...when you're having fun.
I think I did some of the longer and shorter radiator ideas with my first modified effort using Henry's original model. I think I emailed you something about what I was seeing, but I'm not sure what or if I sent anything along.
I think such results won't impress you when making the radiator longer and leaving the radials alone. I think I found the same dismal results increasing the length of the radials too. I will try to do the first part as you indicate, but I found the gain results went down instead of getting better. In fact, that model showed more gain to be had making the radiator shorter to about 26.5' I think, but I don't know why. Sort of like Sirio has done with the New Vector. I do recall something about that model concerned me though. Maybe it was the pattern that did not look right. I'll check and see what I kept of the effort or maybe do it again.
I will also note, that my model where I insulated the mast from the antenna a few inches also showed a somewhat noticeable drop in gain for some reason, and I'm not sure without checking back how this affected the angle if at all. That really surprised me too.
Since I think I have a better model with the Sigma 4 now, I will check that out and send you the results...or I might wait and do it after I fix the New Vector model.
The output for the wires and the currents is quiet long now, so I will have to see what is the best way to get you the results. Do you know someone convent that has Eznec 5 or better, where you could use the actual file? These files so far are small compared to the results generated.
Do you recall the PDF files that I sent you soon after I got the Eznec Demo version. I know you were able to handle them, but were they good with the details or could you print them making them easier to compare if I sent you a lot of stuff to look at?
You let me know what sounds best. I don't want to send a lot of stuff that wastes your time.
Eddie
