More Setbacks for CFA, EH Antennas -
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Published on: 12/19/2001
Last Visited: 12/19/2001
"The mistake was due to the use of a network developed for the HF version of the EH Antenna (a dipole), which has a high radiation resistance and low capacity," stated Ted Hart, chief executive officer of EH Antenna Systems on its Web site.
"The AM broadcast antenna had low radiation resistance and high capacity.Unfortunately, until the test at the radio station, we had not applied transmitter power, thus the inefficiency was not evident."
Hart posted details about the initial test, conducted in October, on his Web site at http://www.eh-antenna.com/
Hart told Radio World that a new, quarter-scale design was to be completed by the end of November.The design is intended to improve the match between the transmitter and the antenna.The result should be a full-scale antenna on which new tests will be performed.
"We expect … final field tests in early December," Hart said.
Meanwhile, delays plague the other AM antenna under development, the CFA antenna project in Shropshire in the United Kingdom.