DX Engineering DXE-RCA8B-SYS-2P, Manual

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Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the DX Engineering Receive Eight Circle Array System
designed by W8JI, which offers the best directional receiving performance in proportion to the
space required. Advanced design, with a stable, clean, narrow and low-angle pattern in eight
selectable directions, makes the DX Engineering Eight Circle Array the ultimate receiving antenna.
DXE-RCA8B-SYS-2P - Receive Eight Circle Array
The Eight Circle Array System is an eight element, eight direction-switchable array based on a
four element end-fire/broadside combination of short receiving vertical elements. This antenna
array is capable of delivering pattern directional performance superior to standard or short Beverage
or reversible Beverage systems, and typical three element or four square arrays of short vertical
elements. The DX Engineering Receive Eight Circle Array System offers selectable directional
performance comparable to
eight very long phased Beverages, and does it in far less space.
Advantages of the
DXE-RCA8B-SYS-2P Receive Eight Circle Antenna System over other arrays:
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W8JI design with stable, clean, narrow and low-angle pattern
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Directional performance varies with circle radius
Can be built with passive verticals to cover any single band
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Excellent directivity in a smaller space than phased Beverages for
better signal-to-noise ratio
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Reduced susceptibility to high angle signals compared to phased
Beverage antennas, as well as superior performance over EWE,
Flag, Pennant, K9AY antennas.
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Switching console selects one of eight 45° spaced directions
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Directivity over a very wide frequency range
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Less physical space and less maintenance required than phased
Beverage antenna arrays
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Enhanced relay contact reliability
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DC powered control console allows system operation without AC power mains
Are you ready to build your Eight Circle Array?
We presume that you purchased this
DXE-RCA8B-SYS-2P Controller and Switch Console
Package because you intend to construct or supply the other required components for complete
system.
Before you proceed to the installation, there are some fundamental concepts that you should know.
1. This DXE-RCA8B-SYS-2P Controller and Switch Console Package are intended to be
installed as a mono-band array with your passive verticals. Do you require multi-band
coverage? You will want to review the DX Engineering manuals for the
DXE-RCA8B-
SYS-3P and DXE-RCA8B-SYS-4P Receive Eight Circle Array Systems, and review the
explanation of the optimal monoband and multiband frequency coverage of the Eight Circle