Interestingly, in the W9LT/K3LR-design lazy-vee parasitic array, the losses in the floating feedlines of the non-driven dipoles (which are open-circuited stubs) actually improve F/B ratio substantial
Author: Chad_Kurszewski@css.mot.com (WE9V Chad Kurszewski)
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 1999 09:06:35 -0600
Ahh, but if you model them correctly, you won't be as impressed!! I was working on my own version of the above antenna for 80M and using a perfect X value (0 + j50 ohms). Antenna looked totally kick
None of this is a surprise. In fact, Chad's procedure is exactly what I did. Then I split the resistive and reactive components of the stub into 2 equal loads, placed as close as possible to the junc
Hi Chad, A few dissipative ohms in the wrong place can make a big difference. Imagine a vertical loaded with a coax stub (one popular vertical does that, and advertises "no lossy traps"), or coax wou