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Re: [TowerTalk] Wire antenna?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wire antenna?
From: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
Reply-to: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 16:07:25 -0700
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This is one of those dumb ideas that can be fed to those who think an antenna "works" if the SWR is low.  "Works" is better defined as plots of field strength vs angle, COMPARED to a known good antenna like a dipole, AND by its noise rejection properties.  Many years ago, N6BT famously said "Everything 'works'" and proceeded to prove it by working all continents on a light bulb.

73, Jim K9YC

On 6/30/2019 2:26 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
The EFHW-8010 gets rave reviews, but I'm fundamentally suspicious of any antenna that covers that wide a range without tuning.  There have to be losses somewhere to get that.


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