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Re: [TowerTalk] Dipole fed with balanced line?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Dipole fed with balanced line?
From: Hank Garretson <w6sx@arrl.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:32:03 -0800
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Antennas like this do not have to be precisely tuned.


100% correct.


> 135', 130', 125' all will give essentially the same performance.   100'
> will give a slightly reduced performance on 80m.
>

100 feet will give essentially the same performance as 135, 130, or 125
feet, just squirt the RF in different directions. By "same performance," I
mean the same total amount of RF energy will be radiated.

73,

Hank, W6SX

Mammoth Lakes, California

Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of Light
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