CM-4251 7-ft Parabolic Reflector + 4-Wire FBmod (Front/Back Ratio Mod) with two alternative mods:
a) Bigger 2-Bay Bowtie (Rescale Factor = 1.2), but same size Reflector Grid. [Easiest to build.]
b) Bigger 2-Bay Bowtie & Reflector Grid (Rescale Factor = 1.2) but NOT the Separation between them. [More difficult.] For example see: http://s1286.photobucket.com/user/chapelrun/media/TEST2_zps5ebf36fe.jpg.html
c) Bigger 2-Bay Bowtie & Reflector Grid AND the Separation between them (Rescale Factor = 1.2). [Even more difficult.]
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enlarge 77KB, 709x1024 1 CM-4251 Parabolic+FBmod 20% Bigger 2-Bay, No change to Reflector Grid 3D View
enlarge 251KB, 984x1024 2 CM-4251 Parabolic+FBmod 20% Bigger 2-Bay, No change to Reflector Grid Front View [1 large square = 12.5 inches]
enlarge 146KB, 597x1024 3 CM-4251 Parabolic+FBmod 20% Bigger 2-Bay, No change to Reflector Grid Top View [1 large square = 12.5 inches]
enlarge 139KB, 603x1024 4 CM-4251 Parabolic+FBmod 20% Bigger 2-Bay, No change to Reflector Grid Side View [1 large square = 12.5 inches]
enlarge 334KB, 933x1024 5 CM-4251 Parabolic+FBmod 20% Bigger 2-Bay, No change to Reflector Grid Front View DETAILS [1 large square = 2.5 inches]
enlarge 95KB, 791x1024 6 CM-4251 Parabolic+FBmod 20% Bigger 2-Bay, No change to Reflector Grid 4nec2 File
enlarge 183KB, 1152x678 7 CM-4251 Parabolic+FBmod 20% Bigger 2-Bay, No change to Reflector Grid UHF Raw Gain = 19.6 dBi (Two Humps) Good F/B & F/R, except lower channels
More mods to Parabolic Reflector should improve low freq Gain, F/B & F/R Ratios.
enlarge 193KB, 1152x678 8 CM-4251 Parabolic+FBmod 20% Bigger 2-Bay, No change to Reflector Grid UHF SWR (300-ohms) Under 2.5
enlarge 249KB, 1152x678 9 CM-4251 Parabolic+FBmod 20% Bigger 2-Bay, No change to Reflector Grid UHF Impedance
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