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Re: W0LMD test results
At 22:43 26/06/03 +0200, William Leijenaar wrote:
>The patch is much better than the square patch. It is mechanical stable
>and also more circulair :-)
>Today I did some quick circularity tests and the best results I got is a
>2dB difference. The test was done with the patch in my hand and rotate it,
>so not very optimal, but still much much better !!!!
William
Don't worry about 2dB axial ratio. The loss in signal with this ratio
compared to a perfectly circular antenna is extremely small.
73
Charlie G3WDG
PS Square patches can give just a good circularity as round ones, when they
are working optimally.
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