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Re: [TowerTalk] Twinlead- Zepp

To: "Bill Aycock" <baycock@direcway.com>,"Towertalk" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Twinlead- Zepp
From: "Tom Rauch" <w8ji@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom Rauch <w8ji@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2005 14:14:51 -0500
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> What is a center fed Zepp? how does it differ from a
dipole?
> Bill

Bill,

I can answer that for them.

People don't like to call a dipole that is not 1/2 wl long a
dipole, especially when it is multiband. A communications
standard dictionary I have defines a "dipole antenna" as an
antenna that is 1/2 wavelength long.

Since that is dipole used where it is not 1/2 wl long the
term "double Zepp" is pretty common, although my dictionary
calls a non-halfwave a "doublet antenna". I almost never
hear anyone use the name doublet.

I think the important thing is we all know what it is when
we call it a double zepp. We have more important things to
work on first, like the direction of true north.

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