Uploaded June 2018 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago
This is an experiment to determine the impact SWR and Axial ratio have on your video system. Admittedly I found some of the results quite contrary to my initial beliefs. The thing I found most surprising was that axial ratio didn't dominate when violating the Fresnel zone... a belief I had held for the last 5 years.
The Ion antenna was chosen as the gain is the same with the parasitic elements as without them. To de-tune the antenna, I simply added glue to the active element to push the SWR curve to the left.
This is an experiment to determine the impact SWR and Axial ratio have on your video system. Admittedly I found some of the results quite contrary to my initial beliefs. The thing I found most surprising was that axial ratio didn't dominate when violating the Fresnel zone... a belief I had held for the last 5 years.
The Ion antenna was chosen as the gain is the same with the parasitic elements as without them. To de-tune the antenna, I simply added glue to the active element to push the SWR curve to the left.
