You are correct of course, true CP requires a helical antenna or something with similar properties. I was simply speaking to broadcasting technology > -----Original Message----- > From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Shutt > Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 3:46 PM > To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [opendtv] Re: MIMO > > > Dale, > > How is it possible to have a circularly polarized omnidirectional signal? > You can have a dual horizontal and vertical polarized high power UHF > television transmission antenna, which is what passes for "CP" in the > broadcast world, (or if the power ratio is not 1:1 it is called > "elliptical" > as you correctly pointed out,) but you never see a spec in the > Dielectric or > Andrews (R.I.P) catalogs for a "Left Hand" or "Right Hand" circular > polarization of their UHF antennas. They just list the horizontal to > vertical ratio. > > DBS uses a true circular polarization, as does some forms of > radar, but in > both cases the radiation is highly directional. > > John > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dale Kelly" <dalekelly@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > 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. > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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.