I would not recommend a parallel/fan dipole with 80/30 meters. I've
tried it several times and the 80 meters wire detunes 30 meters. The
antenna works as badly as if one simply used a tuner to force power
into the 80 meter wire.
Thanks Joe. That makes sense.
The better "solution" for fan dipoles would be two fans - one for
80/40 and one for 60/30 where one has a harmonic relationship between
the two bands in the antenna.
That would be attractive and reduces ropes considerably over single
band wires. I just need to find a mechanical approach that works.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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