[TenTec] Re: Rudimentary SWR question...

[Dudley Hurry]

The original statement was that any short  non-resonant antenna can be as
efficient as a resonant dipole.  I disagree.   It will work, take a load and
will receive, but can not approach the efficiency of a full size dipole.  It
is just a compromise to be able to  cover much wider frequency range, than a
dipole cut for a certain frequency..  Mismatches in the system will effect
the overall efficiency, and signal will be lost in heat.

"Using that erroneous concept, they cannot see how a
shorter antenna can perform virtually the same as a long antenna"


My point is my mobile antenna will never be as efficient antenna as my
dipole or quad for the same given frequency.

A 3:1 SWR can not be TUNED out of a system with a black box, only translated

Thanks and 73's,
Dudley
WA5QPZ





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ken Brown" <ken.d.brown at verizon.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 11:35 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: Rudimentary SWR question...


> Comparing an 8 foot mobile antenna with a 130  (I am guessing) foot
> dipole and claiming the difference in performance is because of
> resonance is a bit silly. Are there any other differences between that
> dipole and the mobile antenna that you can think of that might affect
> it's radiation efficiency? I can think of a few.
>
> DE N6KB
>
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