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Topband: Topband loaded dipole

To: "160 reflector" <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: Topband loaded dipole
From: "Tom Boucher" <tom@telemetry.demon.co.uk>
Reply-to: Tom Boucher <tom@telemetry.demon.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:38:56 +0100
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Ian Wade G3NRW wrote:
> "I can put up about 110 feet of wire for topband, and am toying with the 
> idea of a loaded dipole,"

Ian, if you want the best DX performance, do what the others say and use a 
Marconi Tee. But if you want to optimise your high angle inter-G signal, then 
use an inductively loaded dipole arrangement or fold back the dipole ends 
underneath.

73
Tom G3OLB
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