has anyone ever combined a cs5 and cs2?
 

and I don't mean 2 separate antennas on a mast, I mean take the tapered loop element "8" off the cs2 and fasten it on the reflector screen of a cs5. to me this would be the ideal compact solution to get over 10 dbi uhf gain and over 7 dbi vhf gain. is it even possible?

I'm guessing you could be the first.

If you take care, the two antennas could be reassembled if the experiment fails. I'd use the UHF/VHF combiner that ships with the CS5 to combine the two bands.

This was an idea explored by our engineer back when the C5 was in development.

The idea was rejected because the negative interactions between the elements was too great. I remember seeing the simulations and they were not pretty.

Now, that doesn't mean you can't get it to work at some level, it meant that it wasn't a viable option for a commercialized product.

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Putting antennas close together one inside the other like that will produce negative results.

Antenna cross talk detunes both antenna.

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You like the look of the vertical flat panel antennas.

I recommend install 2 separate antennas separated by 3 feet or more.

Install a Antennas Direct , Clear Stream 4 .

And the , C5 .

The C5 comes with a combiner to combine the , CS4 and C5 , antennas.


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It is also Ok to install the CM4228HD , vertical flat panel antenna.


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The best way to do reception is to have Reliable Reception First with a antenna.


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And then Experiment with other antennas and modifications of antennas.

You can run a separate coax to Tv/Reception Equipment in your , Experiment Room.

I think you will like to do , Tv DX and Radio DX , the projects will be interesting for a Long Time.

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http://www.summitsource.com.

Has the Antenna Craft , G1483 series of flat panel antennas , 4 bay , 8 bay , ANSG 16 bay .

The G1483 antennas are a old antenna design , known as the Gray Hoverman.

The Hoverman is more research for you to do , The design is a basic fractal antenna design.