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Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: Indoor antenna
From: Steve Hunt <steve@karinya.net>
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Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:34:17 +0000
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I doubt the recommended lengths in that article are very useful.

Factor in an uncertainty of up to 5% to allow for variations in wire 
velocity factor, further uncertainties due to the environment (ground 
conditions etc), and plain errors because he has assumed that a wire 
resonant at F will also be resonant at 2*F, 3*F, 4*F etc, and the 
recommended "good lengths" become pretty meaningless.

Steve G3TXQ



On 29/11/2010 13:29, kf6e@mail.com wrote:
> Here's a link to an article listing the best lengths to use for a random wire 
> antenna:
>
>
>   http://www.hamuniverse.com/randomwireantennalengths.html
>
> I didn't measure mine; I just strung up some wire.  I suspect you will have 
> better results if you use one of the lengths suggested in the article.
>
>
>
> 73,
> Frank
> KF6E
>
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