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[TowerTalk] Inverted L on three low bands

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Subject: [TowerTalk] Inverted L on three low bands
From: Nick Pair <daweezil2003@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 22:14:44 -0700 (PDT)
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Assuming you have at least a quarter wavelength of wire vertical on 40 mtrs.you 
need to have separate radiators or at least stubs for each band to have a easy 
to feed antenna on three bands as 40, 80, and 160. One quick way is to leave 
the 160 L as is and put out another wire in the opposite direction to resonate 
it as a 80 L. Then all you need to do is add a second vertical at your feed 
point for a quarter on 40 with 4 in. or more spacing from 80/160 vertical of 
the L.This gives you a low impedance element on band of interest and the other 
two are at high impedance 1/8 or 1/2 lengths. 
  This type of antenna must be worked against a radial system for efficiency. 
The higher you can get the radials the fewer you can get away with but less 
than 4 is not a good idea unless a compromising layout necessitates.(I have 
have used just a ground connection in portable operation but it was more of a 
cloud burner than a distance communication antenna. Just 1 radial was a 
improvement with the radial a foot or more off ground.) Also the more vertical 
you can get for the L the lower the takeoff angle will be as it approaches the 
angle of a true vertical 1/4 wave.
  Radials for each band is better but you compromise to fit your situation. If 
you get a very low SWR with 50 ohm coax direct feed be very suspicions that you 
could use more radials or off ground ones!
   
  This just a few ramblings on how to answer your question on 3 bands one L.
  73
  Nick
  WB7PEK

                
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