[TowerTalk]
Rajiv Dewan, N2RD
n2rd@arrl.net
Tue, 24 Jul 2001 13:31:09 -0000
There is one other option to consider: two parallel dipoles,
fed 180 degrees out of phase - the W8JK antenna. The radiation
from the two elements cancels straight up and the combination
has a low angle of radiation and low radiation resistance.
The radiation resistance rises as the antenna is raised above
ground. Matching and efficiency is a big problem. I built one
and used ladder line for 1/4 wave stub for matching.
The SWR varied a lot with the weather.
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