[TenTec] 80m antenna suggestion

[ac5e at comcast.net]

Well, I should have said the only way to broadband a single thin wire dipole is to make it lossy. A "fat" dipole, whether it's a cage, "double pennant," folded, the original "fan," or some other variation of a fat dipole will be broadbanded without loss of efficency as indicated by measured field strength. And the mechanical problems with spreaders are usually less than the connections for a bazooka. 

Thanks for the correction, Sinisa.

73  Pete Allen  AC5E



> ac5e at comcast.net wrote:
>  
> > Chuckle - even back in prehistoric times we knew the only way to broadband a 
> dipole is to make it lossy.
> 
> 
> Of course it's not the only way, it's not even a good one.
> 
> The recommended way is to lower the characteristic impedance
> of the line acting as antenna. That is, to lower the L/C ratio.
> 
> For 80 m dipole this can be done by making each dipole leg
> out of two diverging wires, thus simulating greater wire diameter.
> 
> 
> 73,
> 
> Sinisa  YT1NT, VA3TTN
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