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Re: [TowerTalk] Fan dipole construction methods

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fan dipole construction methods
From: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2017 08:50:28 -0400
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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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