I believe the OLD (1960's) HyGain linearly loaded shorty forties
used a DIRECTOR which would act as a reflector when operated
in the phone band if the antenna was tuned for CW.
This problem does NOT happen with REFLECTOR type shorty forties
such as the Cushcraft.
Tom N4KG
On Thu, 21 Mar 2002 09:47:54 EST K7LXC@aol.com writes:
> In a message dated 3/21/02 4:48:48 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> W2CS@bellsouth.net writes:
>
> > Though not the antenna in discussion here, these
> > shortened 40 meter shorty beams are notorious for doing things
> like acting
> > reversed when operating off resonant frequency, such as on phone
> when the
> > antenna is tuned for CW.
>
> Huh? I've never heard of this and I've installed dozens of
> shorty-forties. Any specifics? Anyone else heard of this?
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> Tower Tech -
> Professional ham radio tower work
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