Hi Folks, Any thoughts as to whether four wires in a horizontal plane rather than four wires in a cage configuration would make any measurable difference as it relates to the 'broad-band' effect typi
What spacings are you considering? In other words, 6 inch spacing between wires for a cage would give you approximately the equivalent of a 7-8 inch diameter cylinder, while 6 inch spacing between wi
Should make little/no difference as long as the ends are all connected. 73 Don N8DE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing l
Yes... the reason folks use a round cage is that it's mechanically easier. Consider a "fan" as another case (or a bi-cone, for 3d) _______________________________________________ ____________________
I had an 80m dipole that used 7/8" od bare aluminum CATV hardline. It had a real nice bandwidth (at least 2x 14 ga wire) and the copperweld center conductor is strong. To connect to the shield at the
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 7 May 2010 07:02:47 -0500
If I am not wrong in The Antenna Compendium vol. I or vol. II, there is a wide bandwidth dipole made with only two wires spaced about 6 feet for 160m, wires meet at the ends on each half of the anten
In the Antenna Conpendium volumn 2, page 106, there is a "Fat Dipole", by Robert C. Wilson. In the table it claims a bandwidth of 500 kHz on 80 meters (no mention of what the SWR is for that bandwidt
If I am not wrong in The Antenna Compendium vol. I or vol. II, there is a wide bandwidth dipole made with only two wires spaced about 6 feet for 160m, wires meet at the ends on each half of the anten