Good Day, Pleasant Reader.
In the following I attempt to describe a single band
antenna.  The Sterba Curtain.

I found the details for the Sterba curtain in two books:
Kraus "Antennas", and the 1974 "ARRL Antenna Book".

Together, both books give a clear picture.

Here's my summary:
Two arrays CAN be built, one 1/4 wave behind is the reflector
and about 5% larger.  For Bi-Directional communication just
build one.  Two feed point locations are mentioned: 600 ohm
and 1000 ohm.  the 600 ohm is at a lower corner, the 1000 Ohm
feedpoint is at the bottom/center between two of the
1/2 wave sections.
      1/4   1/2     1/2    1/2   1/4 <-----Section widths
       __   ____   ____   ____   __        
      |  | |    | |    | |    | |  |     ^
      |   X      X      X      X   |     |
      |  | |    | |    | |    | |  |    (1/2 Wave Tall)
      |__| |____| |____| |____| |__|     |
     (A)        (B)

Feed at A or B with Open-Wire Line.  
Z(feedline) A=600 Ohms.
Z (Feedline)B=1000 Ohms. Maximum or less than 1000 Ohms.

Notes:
"X" is transposed open wires.  
The Currents into the top and Bottom sections are IN-PHASE.
The Vertical sections are Anti-phase and cancelled.
Therefore, this configuration is Horizontally Polarized.

Height of array should be 1/2 wavelength above ground
for the bottom horizontal elements.  Since the vertical phasing
lines are 1/2 wavelength, the top will be 1 wavelength up.


When using feed point A, you open the wires there.  AT 
B, you close A.  B is already open, just connect there.

You may use as many 1/2 wavelenth center sections as you
like, but always have 1/4 wave end sections.

Wish I had the room!

By the way, you can also run this vertically or use
fewer 1/2 wave sections.  Radiation is Broadside.

-Ed Loranger, we6w
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