A Talk-In Procedure for Critical A.M. Directional Antenna Adjustment

A new technique has been developed for easier and more accurate analysis of field intensity scattering effects along the critical radials of a directional antenna radiation pattern. Easily performed, it requires only a two-man team with base to mobile radio communication, little if any use of antenna monitor data and results in a simple determination of which measuring location along a given radial is the best choice of a truly indicative monitoring point. A good monitoring point is one at which field intensity variations produce the most linear resulting variations along an entire radial or a major portion of it.