[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
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