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Re: [TowerTalk] 43ft Vertical Feeding Question and Balun type

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 43ft Vertical Feeding Question and Balun type
From: "Tom Osborne" <w7why@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:53:47 -0800
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Wouldn't this in a sense be a vertical G5RV antenna.  l73
Tom W7WHY




> Hi Gang,
> 
> There is magic about a 43 foot vertical but it isn't what most people 
> think. It's 5/8 wavelength at 20 meters, clearly a good maximum 
> performance antenna for DX on that band with a vertical. That's why 
> many broadcast stations use to use it (per Brown etal). I haven't 
> modeled one lately but the 5/8 wave vertical is often used on 2 meter 
> mobiles with about a 49" whip. They usually are matched with just a 
> series inductor.
> 
> However, on the bands above 20 meters, there should be lots of cloud 
> warming lobes.

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