CM 2-metre Lindenblad PARASITIC Array, converted with 4nec2 on 7-Oct-15 8:47 CM Based on lindnbld.ez file download: http://nec-archives.pa3kj.com/EZNEC_FILES CM Four Passive Elements at 45-deg Angles, L=37.61-in, assuming 13.3-in from Center. CM holl_ands mods: Add FR/RP, Just ONE vs Multiple LD Cards, Convert All SYmbols. CM Parasitic Array mod: Add 37.93-in Vertical Dipole, which is ONLY Active Element. CM Angle of the Parasitic Array Elements must be REVERSED to return to RHCP. CM Active & Passive Element Lengths adjusted for Min SWR and Min LHCP at 145 MHz. CM CMD--EVAL --auto-segmentation=0 --char-impedance=50 --num-cores=7 CMD--EVAL -s(130,5,7) --total-gain --publish CE SY freq=145.0 ' Design frequency SY Cond=3.0e7 ' Conductivity (Copper=3.0e7, Alum=2.0e7, StainlessSteel=1.67e7) ' ' Half of Stick Dipole Length (in Wavelengths): SY Zmax=0.233 ' Radius of Stick Dipole Element (in Wavelengths): SY RSD=0.0005 ' ' Half-Length of Parasitic Diagonals (in Wavelengths): SY Ldiag=0.231 ' Distance of Diagonals from Center of Antenna (in Wavelengths): SY Sep=0.25 ' Angle of Diagonal wrt X-Y Plane: SY Alpha=-45.0 ' Projection of Parasitic Diagonal Half-Length onto X-Y Plane: SY Proj1=Ldiag*cos(Alpha) ' Projection of Parasitic Diagonal Half-Length onto Z-Axis: SY Z1=Ldiag*sin(Alpha) ' ' Height of Antenna's Center above Ground Plane: [No effect on FREE SPACE Performance] SY Zh=0.0 ' Radius of Diagonal Elements: [ALSO IN WAVELENGHT UNITS] SY Rdiag=0.0005 ' ' # segs X1 Y1 Z1 X2 Y2 Z2 radius ' SIMULATED BALUN SOURCE ON GW1: GW 1 15 0.0 0.0 -Zmax+Zh 0.0 0.0 Zmax+Zh RSD ' GW 2 15 -Proj1 -Sep -Z1+Zh Proj1 -Sep Z1+Zh Rdiag GW 3 15 Proj1 Sep -Z1+Zh -Proj1 Sep Z1+Zh Rdiag GW 4 15 Sep -Proj1 -Z1+Zh Sep Proj1 Z1+Zh Rdiag GW 5 15 -Sep Proj1 -Z1+Zh -Sep -Proj1 Z1+Zh Rdiag ' GS 0 0 299.8/freq ' Convert above in Wavelengths to meters for NEC2. GE 0 GN -1 EK LD 5 0 0 0 Cond 0 ' EX 0 1 8 0 1 0 ' GW1 is SOURCE wire ' ' FR 0 1 0 0 145.8 0 ' fm Original ' ' FR choices: ' FR 0 1 0 0 52 ' Fixed Frequency for 6-metes ' FR 0 1 0 0 146 ' Fixed Frequency for 2-meters ' FR 0 1 0 0 443 ' Fixed Frequency for 70-cm ' ' FR 0 21 0 0 40 1 ' Freq Sweep 40-60 every 1 MHz for 6-meters FR 0 31 0 0 130 1 ' Freq Sweep 130-160 every 1 MHz for 2-meters ' FR 0 41 0 0 420 1 ' Freq Sweep 420-460 every 1 MHz for 70-cm ' ' FR 0 121 0 0 131 3 ' Freq Sweep 131-471 every 3 MHz for 2-m & 70-cm ' FR 0 61 0 0 50 2 ' Freq Sweep 40-160 every 2 MHz for 6-m & 2-m ' FR 0 146 0 0 36 3 ' Freq Sweep 36-471 every 3 MHz for 6-m, 2-m & 70-cm ' ' RP choices in order of increasing calculation time: ' RP 0 1 1 1510 90 90 1 1 0 0 ' 1D Gain toward 0-deg Azimuth - SIDE GAIN ' RP 0 1 1 1510 90 0 1 1 0 0 ' 1D Gain toward 90-deg Azimuth - FORWARD GAIN ' RP 0 1 1 1510 90 180 1 1 0 0 ' 1D Gain toward 270-deg Azimuth - REVERSE GAIN ' RP 0 1 37 1510 90 0 1 5 0 0 ' 2D (Left only) Azimuthal Gain Slice RP 0 1 73 1510 90 0 1 5 0 0 ' 2D Azimuthal Gain Slice - PREFERRED ' RP 0 73 1 1510 90 0 5 1 0 0 ' 2D Elevation Gain Slice ' RP 0 73 73 1510 90 0 5 5 0 0 ' 3D Lower Hemisphere reveals antenna (Fixed Freq) ' RP 0 285 73 1510 90 0 5 5 0 0 ' 3D Full Coverage obscures antenna (Fixed Freq) EN Input file : T:\4nec2\6M_2M_70cm\2m Lindblad Parasitic Array\ 2m_Lindenblad_Parasitic+VertDipole.nec Freq sweeps: [(130, 5, 7)] Autosegmentation: NO --- Gain --- -- Ratios -- -- Impedance -- Freq Raw Net SWR BeamW F/R F/B Real Imag AGT corr ========================================================================== 130.0 2.18 -3.50 12.70 180.0 -0.16 0.00 33.39 -133.13 1.00 -0.01 135.0 2.24 -1.45 7.21 180.0 -0.29 0.00 33.22 -92.79 1.00 -0.01 140.0 2.25 0.82 3.24 180.0 -0.51 0.00 33.73 -48.51 1.00 -0.01 145.0 2.09 2.02 1.28 180.0 -0.77 0.00 39.24 1.33 1.00 -0.01 150.0 1.81 0.83 2.62 180.0 -0.84 0.00 56.26 52.77 1.00 -0.01 155.0 1.66 -0.41 4.21 180.0 -0.69 0.00 84.00 95.42 1.00 -0.01 160.0 1.63 -1.11 5.33 180.0 -0.51 0.00 112.11 125.87 1.00 -0.01 Press any key to continue • Nec code • Model • Pattern • sweep-130-160 • Results • Links CM CM 2-metre Lindenblad PARASITIC Array, converted with 4nec2 on 7-Oct-15 8:47 CM Based on lindnbld.ez file download: http://nec-archives.pa3kj.com/EZNEC_FILES CM Four Passive Elements at 45-deg Angles, L=37.61-in, assuming 13.3-in from Center. CM holl_ands mods: Add FR/RP, Just ONE vs Multiple LD Cards, Convert All SYmbols. CM Parasitic Array mod: Add 37.93-in Vertical Dipole, which is ONLY Active Element. CM Angle of the Parasitic Array Elements must be REVERSED to return to RHCP. CM Active & Passive Element Lengths adjusted for Min SWR and Min LHCP at 145 MHz. CM CMD--EVAL --auto- segmentation=0 --char-impedance=50 --num-cores=7 CMD--EVAL -s(130,5,7) --total-gain --publish CE SY freq=145 SY Cond=3e+07 ' ' Half of Stick Dipole Length (in Wavelengths): SY Zmax=0.233 ' Radius of Stick Dipole Element (in Wavelengths): SY RSD=0.0005 ' ' Half-Length of Parasitic Diagonals (in Wavelengths): SY Ldiag=0.231 ' Distance of Diagonals from Center of Antenna (in Wavelengths): SY Sep=0.25 ' Angle of Diagonal wrt X-Y Plane: SY Alpha=-45 ' Projection of Parasitic Diagonal Half-Length onto X-Y Plane: SY Proj1=Ldiag*cos(Alpha) ' Projection of Parasitic Diagonal Half-Length onto Z-Axis: SY Z1=Ldiag*sin(Alpha) ' ' Height of Antenna's Center above Ground Plane: [No effect on FREE SPACE Performance] SY Zh=0 ' Radius of Diagonal Elements: [ALSO IN WAVELENGHT UNITS] SY Rdiag=0.0005 ' ' # segs X1 Y1 Z1 X2 Y2 Z2 radius ' SIMULATED BALUN SOURCE ON GW1: GW 1 15 0.0 0.0 -Zmax+Zh 0.0 0.0 Zmax+Zh RSD ' GW 2 15 -Proj1 -Sep -Z1+Zh Proj1 -Sep Z1+Zh Rdiag GW 3 15 Proj1 Sep -Z1+Zh -Proj1 Sep Z1+Zh Rdiag GW 4 15 Sep -Proj1 -Z1+Zh Sep Proj1 Z1+Zh Rdiag GW 5 15 -Sep Proj1 -Z1+Zh -Sep -Proj1 Z1+Zh Rdiag ' GS 0 0 299.8/freq' Convert above in Wavelengths to meters for NEC2. GE 0 GN -1 EK LD 5 0 0 0 Cond 0 ' EX 0 1 8 0 1 0' GW1 is SOURCE wire ' ' FR 0 1 0 0 145.8 0 ' fm Original ' ' FR choices: ' FR 0 1 0 0 52 ' Fixed Frequency for 6-metes ' FR 0 1 0 0 146 ' Fixed Frequency for 2-meters ' FR 0 1 0 0 443 ' Fixed Frequency for 70-cm ' ' FR 0 21 0 0 40 1 ' Freq Sweep 40-60 every 1 MHz for 6-meters FR 0 31 0 0 130 1' Freq Sweep 130-160 every 1 MHz for 2-meters ' FR 0 41 0 0 420 1 ' Freq Sweep 420- 460 every 1 MHz for 70-cm ' ' FR 0 121 0 0 131 3 ' Freq Sweep 131-471 every 3 MHz for 2-m & 70-cm ' FR 0 61 0 0 50 2 ' Freq Sweep 40-160 every 2 MHz for 6-m & 2-m ' FR 0 146 0 0 36 3 ' Freq Sweep 36-471 every 3 MHz for 6-m, 2-m & 70-cm ' ' RP choices in order of increasing calculation time: ' RP 0 1 1 1510 90 90 1 1 0 0 ' 1D Gain toward 0-deg Azimuth - SIDE GAIN ' RP 0 1 1 1510 90 0 1 1 0 0 ' 1D Gain toward 90- deg Azimuth - FORWARD GAIN ' RP 0 1 1 1510 90 180 1 1 0 0 ' 1D Gain toward 270-deg Azimuth - REVERSE GAIN ' RP 0 1 37 1510 90 0 1 5 0 0 ' 2D (Left only) Azimuthal Gain Slice ' RP 0 1 73 1510 90 0 1 5 0 0 ' 2D Azimuthal Gain Slice - PREFERRED RP 0 73 1 1510 90 0 5 1 0 0' 2D Elevation Gain Slice ' RP 0 73 73 1510 90 0 5 5 0 0 ' 3D Lower Hemisphere reveals antenna (Fixed Freq) ' RP 0 285 73 1510 90 0 5 5 0 0 ' 3D Full Coverage obscures antenna (Fixed Freq) EN