I've personally witnessed it on what I think was a 402CD (not sure I have
the model nr right). It was at another's QTH. Vast changes in F/B and gain
are easily seen empirically. I think I even saw it in a model result, but I
can't swear to that.
73/Gary W2CS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: K7LXC@aol.com [mailto:K7LXC@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2002 9:48 AM
> To: W2CS@bellsouth.net; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Towertalk] hygain 205ca
>
>
> In a message dated 3/21/02 4:48:48 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> W2CS@bellsouth.net writes:
>
> > Though not the antenna in discussion here, these
> > shortened 40 meter shorty beams are notorious for doing things
> like acting
> > reversed when operating off resonant frequency, such as on
> phone when the
> > antenna is tuned for CW.
>
> Huh? I've never heard of this and I've installed dozens of
> shorty-forties. Any specifics? Anyone else heard of this?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> Tower Tech -
> Professional ham radio tower work
>
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