Stacking with Coax Cables as Transformation Lines (DK7ZB)
http://www.qsl.net/d/dk7zb/Stacking/coax.htm
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The stacking cables are made of odd multiples of λ/4-coax-cables (3/4-, 5/4- or 7/4-λ).
They use the transformation attribute of an electrical quarterwave-line. This can be a coax-cable or power splitter."
I've been testing small antennas and found one that seems pretty good.
http://forum.planefinder.net/threads/very-small-collinear-antenna-300-mm.177/
A question came up about
stacking these small antennas, one above the other, to increase gain by 3 dB.
I'm not sure what the vertical spacing between to of these little antennas would be,
but I think stacking with
75 ohm coax cable transformation lines would be the best way to stack two very-small-collinears.
I use 50 ohm coax cable on my Ham tower, so my
Coax Stacking Harness would be a 'T' adapter fed with 50 ohms (from the radio room)
and the two 75 ohm matching sections would use low cost TV 'F' connectors on both ends.
I can build these antennas using a TV 'F' connector attached at the 50 ohm feed point. (see pic below).
Or solder the 75 ohm cable directly to the antenna. (Once the correct 75 ohm cable length is known).
I can tune these antennas to a 50 ohm match using my SWR test set..
http://forum.planefinder.net/threads/adf4351-signal-generator.161/
This test rig can also be used to test/tweak the length of 75 ohm matching sections,
by terminating the
antenna end (of both sections) with a standard 50 terminator.
When the 75 cables are cut correctly, the SWR will be at it's lowest.
