Topband: Small antenna book

Tom W8JI w8ji at w8ji.com
Thu Aug 30 19:02:02 EDT 2012


While looking for something entirely different, I came across this. I wonder 
if anyone has this book?

Grant, KM5KG, is one of the most experienced broadcast engineers around.

http://www.km5kg.com/160meter.htm

Grant claims:
"A New Book from Grant Bingeman, KM5KG

112 pages 8.5 by 11 inches

This book presents 30 practical wire antenna designs that fit inside a 40 by 
40 by 30 foot tall space, including the ground system.  This report is 
specially written for the ham radio operator who lives on a typical quarter 
acre lot and has to maintain a practical budget.

E field radiation efficiencies of 75 percent are possible over a very 
limited ground system of 18 buried radial wires only 20 feet long."

On the surface this seems to agree with what I find. There are dozens of 
ways to have about the same results. I wonder what Grant has in the book?

73 Tom



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