Jansky Antenna

Tom Azlin N4ZPT n4zpt at cox.net
Mon Aug 30 13:43:01 CDT 2010


Not sure Jerry, but in the article you posted figure 7 looks just like
the reconstructed antenna out at the observatory. Just a couple more
elements and the ends were pointed out rather than in. Even the original 
counterpoise as Brian said.

73, tom n4zpt

On 8/30/2010 2:27 PM, Gerald Wolczanski wrote:
> In the photo on page 2, do I see that counterpoise high up in the
> antenna structure? Jerry
>
>
> On Mon, 2010-08-30 at 14:19 +0100, Brian Hawes wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> There is a good description of 'Jansky's merry-go-round' with some
>>  beam patterns at:
>>
>> http://www.gb.nrao.edu/~fghigo/JanskyAntenna/RepeatingJansky_memo10.pdf
>>
>>
>>
>>It looks like the counterpoise was original.
>>
>> It was a great weekend: I saw and learned so much. It was good to
>> meet new and old friends too. Well worth the trip across the
>> Atlantic.
>>
>> Brian Hawes G2KQ



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