John wrote: > P.S. To be clear, many UHF broadcast antennas have both horizontal and > vertical properties. The FCC measures maximum ERP only in the > Horizontal plane, and usually broadcast antennas have much less > energy in the vertical than the horizontal. This is still called > Circular Polarization. This is actually known as elliptical polarization. Many antenna do use a degree of elliptical Pol. and off handedly it is sometimes called CP. However, there are also a number of true CP installations, though I believe that elliptical is clearly in the majority and they do also improve reception but to a lesser degree. It's an economic trade off. > -----Original Message----- > From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Shutt > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 1:12 PM > To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [opendtv] Re: MIMO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cliff Benham" <flyback1@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > >>TANSTAAFL. > There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch > - Robert Heinlein "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress" > > > ISBIDKWTM. > (I Searched But I Don't Know What That Means?) > Google is our friend: > http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=TANSTAAFL > > John > > P.S. To be clear, many UHF broadcast antennas have both horizontal and > vertical properties. The FCC measures maximum ERP only in the horizontal > plane, and usually broadcast antennas have much less energy in > the vertical > than the horizontal. This is still called Circular Polarization, > but it's > more like dual polarization, and with the power differential, > it's more like > Oval Polarization. > > DBS satellites use CP, real CP, with a left hand and right hand. > Most C and > Ku satellites used horizontal and vertical polarities, which requires not > only the proper azimuth and elevation of the receive antenna, but a very > critical polarization adjustment as well. > > With DBS satellites, you only need the proper vertical and horizontal > directions to receive the desired satellite, but since the polarity is > circular, the tilt of the satellite dish is non critical. It could even > work upside down!. Left hand is still left hand, and RH is still RH. > > That said, the newer DBS dishes that look at two or three satellites > simultaneously with a corresponding number of offset feedhorns have > reintroduced the requirement to get the horizontal plane of the > dish correct > in order to properly see the desired satellites in the Clarke belt. > > John > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration > settings at FreeLists.org > > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the > word unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.