[BC] Short AM Tower

[Bobby Cox]

John,

While it's technically feasible to use the Kinstar in a directional
array, the FCC has only approved it's use for non-directional operation.


They haven't ruled out it's possible approval for DA use in the future,
but this is not coming anytime soon.  Technical questions would have to
be resolved regarding it's DA use, such as how an effective sampling
system would be designed, how close the elements can be spaced before
the mutual effects between the adjacent radiators perturb the symmetry
of the currents in the tophat elements, etc.

In summary, it's only for Non-D use.

Best Regards,

Bobby Cox , Ph.D.
Senior Staff Engineer
Kintronic Laboratories, Inc.
Phone:  423-878-3141
Fax: 423-878-4224
Email:  bcox at kintronic.com


-----Original Message-----
From: JKBurger
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 2:05 PM

Can the Kinstar be used for directional arrays, or is it limited to non-d?

John