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<3 1.0 



q:> 



OiiJ 



< 0.9 



1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 



DISTANCE FROM FEED, I, IN WAVELENGTHS 



-50 -40 



-10 10 



DEGREES OFF AXIS 



Fig. 8 — Data on a 6X tapered cylindrical polyrod. 



5C 



-10 O 10 



DEGREES OFF AXIS 



Fig. 9 — Data on an 8.65X tajjered cylindrical polyrod, including elTect of adjacent similar 



polyrods. 



