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Re: [TowerTalk] 80M Inverted V - CW and SSB

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 80M Inverted V - CW and SSB
From: Dan Maguire <djm2150@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 21:02:25 -0700 (PDT)
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Steve G3TXQ wrote:

>>> It's worth mentioning that Jim's method needs the dipole to be at a 
>>> reasonable height - 40ft or more - to avoid having a low resonant feedpoint 
>>> resistance. Once you go much lower than 40ft, and the resonant impedance 
>>> falls below about 55 Ohms, the SWR will stay *above* 2:1 all across the 
>>> band. 

Here's a visual of the situation Steve describes.

http://ac6la.com/adhoc/K9YCdipole11.png

Dan, AC6LA
http://ac6la.com
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