[TenTec] was OT: Indoor Antenna: re B&W type terminated dipoles

[Rick - NJ0IP / DJ0IP]

You're jumping to conclusions, Stuart.
I have a 65 ft. vertical for transmitting.
I was looking for a receive antenna for 160 and 80m.
(My Eagle already has the mod with the 2x Phono jacks so I can use a
separate RX ant.).

The Ewe looks interesting.
With a resistor, it has front to back.
Without the resistor it does not.
The resistor on the far end goes from the antenna to a ground stake.
I'm not wasting any power.

So, is this an RF ground or a DC ground?  Or both?
I don't know.
I'm just asking.

73
Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Stuart Rohre
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 3:52 PM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] was OT: Indoor Antenna: re B&W type terminated dipoles

On some bands as much as 1/2 of your power goes into heating the 
resistor.  The resistor is there to provide a smoother SWR over the 
range, which for which these antennas might be used by government, 
include ALE ranges, where they are not in a ham band.  But, who among 
hams can afford to give up half your power you paid for?  Truth be told, 
the ALE users also need better tuning, to not have to rely on lossy 
antennas.
And remember, it works to limit what you get on receive as well.  A 
double loss in my book for a ham.
-Stuart Rohre
K5KVH


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