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Subject: [TowerTalk] 80m antenna
From: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 1998 18:50:26 EDT
In a message dated 98-08-19 16:10:03 EDT, w9rpm@lse.fullfeed.com writes:

<< My question is will this be possible
 without interaction and will it perform better than the inverted V for
 80m? >>

     Yes. A high horizontal dipole is a wonderful antenna. An inverted vee has
some cancellation problems that reduce it's efficiency a bunch (scientific
term). 

     I put up a F12 dipole for a client. His first contact on 75M was
Antarctica.

Cheers,  Steve   K7LXC

Champion Radio Products

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