[TowerTalk] B&W folded dipoles

[K4SAV]

Now you have got it figured out. 6 dB agrees with my crude model.  It 
also agrees with my "feeling" having used one of these once at a field 
day location. If you took a survey, I think you would get the same 
consensus of opinion.

Jerry

Jim Lux wrote:

>At 07:27 AM 9/3/2005, K4SAV wrote:
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>>Cebik thinks these things use an 800 to 900 ohm terminating resistors
>>and a 16:1 transmission line transformer.
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>>http://www.cebik.com/wire/wbfd.html
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>>I too would like the specific data on the B&W.  I have modeled it, but I
>>used a lot of guess work for the details.
>>
>>Jerry, K4SAV
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>Cebik models that these get 6dB hit over a dipole.  If they're that lossy, 
>it's no wonder they get a good match: heck, any antenna with a 6dB pad in 
>the feed line will get no worse than 1.66:1 VSWR.  (nothing says that "any 
>antenna" will actually radiate, though).
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