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Originally Posted by old_tv_nut
Actually a pretty reliable antenna. When we compared indoor antennas for digital reception, this one was surprisingly OK, coming close to the "Silver Sensor" log periodic design. I don't have enough intuitive antenna knowledge to explain why that is so, with the reflector so close to the active elements.
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Yes, I would like to hear why some reflector style antennas end up with only about 1/10 to 1/8 wavelength spacing between the driven element and the reflector.
I have built several of the biquad antennas, and indeed they seem to perform best with short reflector spacing.
http://martybugs.net/wireless/biquad/
https://buildyourownantenna.blogspot...alculator.html
jr