[TowerTalk] killing one band of triander?

Tom Osborne w7why@harborside.com
Sun, 05 Aug 2001 02:59:39 -0700




alsopb wrote:
> 
> I have the driven element of a TH6 here.  I want to press it >into service for a 20/15 rotary dipole only.

I tried that with half a driven element from a TH-3 and never
could find a resonant point.  I actually wanted to use it as a
tri-band vertical, but I think the impedance mismatch with not
having a reflector and director messes things up.  73
Tom W7WHY

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