[TowerTalk] 43ft Vertical Feeding Question and Balun type

[Tom Osborne]

Wouldn't this in a sense be a vertical G5RV antenna.  l73
Tom W7WHY




> Hi Gang,
> 
> There is magic about a 43 foot vertical but it isn't what most people 
> think. It's 5/8 wavelength at 20 meters, clearly a good maximum 
> performance antenna for DX on that band with a vertical. That's why 
> many broadcast stations use to use it (per Brown etal). I haven't 
> modeled one lately but the 5/8 wave vertical is often used on 2 meter 
> mobiles with about a 49" whip. They usually are matched with just a 
> series inductor.
> 
> However, on the bands above 20 meters, there should be lots of cloud 
> warming lobes.