[450] Happy Thanksgiving to All!

Thu Nov 25 06:25:52 EST 2010

Hope no one strained brain on this. Just BS. (Not really it applies to radar and particle accelerator applications of RF (MWatt and up))

George

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: George Andrews 
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  Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:44 PM
  Subject: Re: [450] the wound! (i mean wind)

  Bob,

  I get it,but this is what I was talking about:

  Range resolution 
  Let us determine the range resolution which can be obtained with such a signal. The return signal, written , is an attenuated and time-shifted copy of the original transmitted signal (in reality, Doppler effect can play a role too, but this is not important here.) There is also noise in the incoming signal, both on the imaginary and the real channel, which we will assume to be white and Gaussian (this generally holds in reality); we write  to denote that noise. To detect the incoming signal, matched filtering is commonly used. This method is optimal when a known signal is to be detected among an additive white Gaussian noise.

  In other words, the cross-correlation of the received signal with the transmitted signal is computed. This is achieved by convolving the incoming signal with a conjugated and time-reversed version of the transmitted signal. This operation can be done either in software or with hardware. We write  for this cross-correlation. We have:

  If the reflected signal comes back to the receiver at time  and is attenuated by factor , this yields:

  Since we know the transmitted signal, we obtain:

  where , the result of the intercorrelation between the noise and the transmitted signal, remains a white noise of same characteristics as  since it is not correlated to the transmitted signal. Function ? is the triangle function, its value is 0 on , it augments linearly on  where it reaches its maximum 1, and it decreases linearly on  until it reaches 0 again. Figures at the end of this paragraph show the shape of the intercorrelation for a sample signal (in red), in this case a real truncated sine, of duration  seconds, of unit amplitude, and frequency  hertz. Two echoes (in blue) come back with a delay of 3 and 5 seconds, respectively, and have an amplitude equal to 0.5 and 0.3; those are just random values for the sake of the example. Since the signal is real, the intercorrelation is weighted by an additional 1?2 factor.

  This is why you get more for less. On VHF and up this works fine. On HF you can expect over 1000 miles per watt, particularly on 40 and 20 M. There is tremendous gain above 30 GHz also but one must allow for pathway attenuation in microwave frequencies. But that kind of RF is not for the wimpy folk. Don't strain the brain, just try it and see for yourself!

  George

  N1YAE

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Bob 
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    Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 7:35 PM
    Subject: Re: [450] the wound! (i mean wind)

    In the tradition of "Siskel & Ebert" (or Saturday Night Live's point/counterpoint skit with "Jane you ignorant slut!").............

    Oh hush George you namby pamby pantywaist!

    "My stuff is not as effective..."  Hah!!  That should read "....while no one can hear my puny signal....".....
    Noone has heard you in at least 10 years!!

    This is no time to succumb! This is the time to stand up and say I will not be beaten!  Take that bitch!

    This is the time for larger diameters!  Sleeve it inside and out at the stress points!  Then ADD 10 feet!!!

    Hee hee..... George....you know I respect your great scientific mind and your keen understanding of physics and such......I'm sure you can appreciate this in the spirit intended.....

    ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: George Andrews 
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      Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 6:44 PM
      Subject: Re: [450] the wound! (i mean wind)

      Dave,

      Give thought to what happened. I know 42 inches probably probably means a lot to you and I can understand that. You have determined the weak point in the system. If your mast was steel, continued flexing softens the metal at the flex point. Aluminum becomes brittle with flexing (work hardens). If you leave it where it is, you may not have to worry about wind. Model the antennae to see what the decreased gain is. Maybe you don't want to go back to the full 42 inch difference. There is a gain to be achieved in never having to worry about wind and ice load and wind. My antennae are not as high as they could be, but ice and windload or wind have never been a worry. My three element 6 M beam is set up with a very crude slipping clutch so that all the mast and rotor rotate if the wind really gets a hold of it. This way a component of the energy that might bend the mast or damage the antenna gets translated to a rotational component. I have to rezero rotor every so often, but that is trivial. Over the years, I have heard some strange creaking and groaning, but have not lost an antenna or had damage since I have been licensed. On the flip side, my stuff is not as effective as if I pushed the envelope. But physics and gravity will always win!

      George
      N1YAE
        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: David McKenzie 
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        Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 12:23 PM
        Subject: [450] the wound! (i mean wind)

        The mast on the HF tower bent just above the thrust bearing in last night's wind. I dropped it down and cut the mast just above the bend. The HF beam and loops are now 42 inches lower until I can replace it.

        The bend was very slight but was more than enough to bring the top about 30 degrees off vertical.

        No other damage here.

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