In this case it perhaps makes sense to position a breakout point so
that the
streamers shoot out over the longer dimension of the sheet.
2x8 feet sounds pretty reasonable to me for a NST powered coil.
Steve
On Mon, Jun 7, 2010 at 7:56 AM, jimlux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
mddeming@xxxxxxx wrote:
Hi Brandon,
It will "work", just not as well. Think of a tuning capacitor,
where the
"effective size" is changed by moving one plate out from alignment
under the
other. Think of the topload as one plate and the counterpoise as
the other-
making it long and skinny takes some of its area out of the most
intense
part of the field.
Matt D.
ALso, the whole point of a counterpoise, typically, is to give a
"preferred
route" for the RF current flowing in the secondary. Since the
field from
the topload is more or less symmetrical, having the counterpoise
more or
less symmetrical helps.
But, hey, it's a guideline, try it and see.
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