[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 100, Issue 63

[Gary Schafer]

Rick,

How did you feed the 1/2 wave vertical. From the center or the bottom?

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rick Karlquist
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 7:21 PM
> 
> It is difficult to feed a vertical dipole in the traditional
> way in the center without the feedline affecting the pattern.
> It is also tricky to feed it from the bottom, as a half wave
> vertical.  I did some direct A/B tests comparing a 1/4 wave
> vertical to a 1/2 wave vertical on 20 meters.  They were
> virtually indisinguishable, with maybe a slight edge going
> to the 1/2 wave vertical.  You can call that a vertical dipole
> if you want.  It had no radials by the way, while the 1/4 wave
> vertical had 32 1/4 wave radials. YMMV.
> 
> Rick N6RK
> 
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