[TowerTalk] CobWebb antennas - success stories?

[John Tait]

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> Anyone have any success stories regarding the CobWebb antenna?
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> http://www.g3tpw.ukgateway.net/
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>
> I'd like to get one but it's about $500 to get one here after the exchange
> rate and shipping.  Just wondering if anyone had tried one of these before
> and had any opinions to share...  or if there's a better list to move the
> thread to i'd be happy to take it there.
>
> 73 Jason N1SU

  It's a clever and effective antenna for people with little room, and with 
TVI problems.
  Basically it's a nest of FOLDED dipoles with a choke balun at the 
feedpoint. Ordinary dipoles in such a configuration would have a low feed 
impedance, and narrow bandwidth,
 Using folded dipoles gets over both problems.. That's how I read it 
anyway..
     BTW the patent holder for the CobWebb knows his onions...He's in R&D 
for the Military. Also, beware that there are people selling pirate versions 
that usually DON'T work very well.
    73
  John EI7BA   http://www.iol.ie/~bravo/