Re: Reflector for whip

On Jul 4, 4:13 am, ohford <ohf...@braveneworld.org> wrote:
> I made a reflector for a little 2dBi whip which increased signal
> strength by 5-10%. Made it from half cut tin can and experimenting with
> distance and angle. I did this simply on the assumption that the wave
> pattern for the whip would be doughnut shaped and that the semicircle of
> metal would reflect back lost signal and make the antenna more
> directional.
>
> Question, am I theorizing correctly on this and is there any way to make
> an even better reflector than the one I made?

You should watch out for multipath reflections though. For an
optimized shape, check out:

http://www.confero24.com/product_inf...oor-reflectors

c24