> Are their designs for 80m dipoles covering 3.5 through 4.0 preferably
without a
> trip to the antenna? Sounds like the search for the holy grail. Some
ideas:
>
> 1) a pair of dipoles with one feedpoint, one cut for each end of the band
> I suspect this doesn't work since I have never seen it written about or
used.
You will find this method described in any good wire antenna book.
> 2) a dipole whose length can be changed using a small motor drive on each
end
A simple dipole with an antenna tuner will cover the entire band just fine.
> Various ideas come to mind but I don't know how successful any of them
would be
> in reality. Has anyone done work in this area?
> Thanks, Pete ws4g
Most Hams who have used wire antennas on 80 & 75 meters have.
If you want a real versatile dipole feed it with open wire through a tuner,
a decent tuner
will allow you run about everything you want from 3.5 - 30 MHz.
73, DavidC K1YP
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