[TowerTalk] Folded dipole

[Jim Hargrave]

   >As long as one is looking for strictly a single band antenna,
   >a wide spaced folded dipole has some interesting advantages
   >but multiple band use with a tuner is not one of them.  Note,
   >I am not talking about the inefficient T2FD (loaded folded
   >dipole) designs.
   >
   >73,
   >
   >   ... Joe, W4TV


   Joe,

You woke up a memory from the past. The first antenna I built after getting
my license in 1954 was the T2FD. I strung it from a tree top down to the
ground near the house. I found a surplus 500 ohm/250 watt carbon
non-inductive terminating resistor and fed the antenna with 450 ohm ladder
line directly to an ART-13 transmitter. It was a fantastic antenna and I
have considered building one again mounted off the tower. I still have the
resistor somewhere in my Treasure chest. The ART-13 and BC-348 are long
gone, but not the memories.

   * 73's Jim W5IFP *