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Old 30-Apr-2019, 2:25 PM   #13
rabbit73
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Originally Posted by bobsgarage View Post
Okay Rabbit, have you ever seen two antennas put together like that?
The closest to that I've seen is a double-ended VHF-High Yagi. It has the driven element in the center and directors on each end, but no reflectors.

I can't find the poster's image right now, but holl_ands did model a similar antenna:





The two directions are combined in the antenna.

https://imageevent.com/holl_ands/bidirectionalyagis

https://imageevent.com/holl_ands/bid...ionalfdyagiopt

This antenna IS bi-directional; it has more gain than a bi-directional dipole, but less gain than the Stellar Labs 30-2475. It still has the potential problem of co-channel interference from the two directions.
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