[TowerTalk] Change in Frequency As Antenna Height Rises

Dan Maguire djm2150 at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 1 15:19:03 EDT 2016


Steve G3TXQ wrote:
>>> If you have the time, you might want to try plotting resonant frequency vs height for a linear half-wave dipole and comparing it with one bent into an almost closed square, as in the "cobweb" design. You'll find the cobweb shape is _much_ less dependent on height. 

and:
>>> Just found one a plot I did a while ago:
http://www.karinya.net/g3txq/temp/dipole_vs_cobweb_tuning.png

I see you beat me to it!  You and I discussed this several months ago.  Here are a few relevant posts from a qrz.com thread:

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/woud-a-disguised-cobweb-work-the-same.492573/page-8#post-3635652

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/woud-a-disguised-cobweb-work-the-same.492573/page-8#post-3635663

https://forums.qrz.com/index.php?threads/woud-a-disguised-cobweb-work-the-same.492573/page-8#post-3636039

Dan, AC6LA



More information about the TowerTalk mailing list