Larger SWR bandwidth is certainly an effect of having inefficient
loading coils. Whether or not that was the intent I don't know but I
am sure a large number of hams believe that a low SWR equals a good
antenna.
John KK9A
Gedas W8BYA w8bya wrote:
I wonder if the original designers did that to lower the Q and make the
antenna SWR BW greater with just a slight loss in gain/efficiency. I
know mine was usable over most of the band.
Gedas, W8BYA
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On 9/15/2019 9:50 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
The Cushcraft 40m beam coil losses could be greatly improved by
using large aluminum wire. https://www.qsl.net/ve6wz/CC_coil.html
John KK9A
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