[TowerTalk] Broadbanding 80 meter dipole

[Kim Elmore]

I misunderstood and assumed half-slopers. Autotuners wouldn't help much!

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

> On Aug 18, 2017, at 11:49, "john at kk9a.com" <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
> 
> Unless the tower is resonant on 80m slopers should work fine.  I think
> only half slopers are "weird creatures" because the tower and attached
> beams radiate.
> 
> John KK9A
> 
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> To:     "towertalk at contesting.com"
> Subject:Re: [TowerTalk] Broadbanding 80 meter dipole
> From:    Kimberly Elmore
> Date:    Thu, 17 Aug 2017 20:16:33 +0000 (UTC)
> 
> Rod's idea is by far the best. Slopers are weird creatures. While you can
> broadband antennas by making the elements with a large diameter (as in a
> cage)
> the mechanical complexity isn't worth it. If they absolutely positively
> must be
> resonant, well...
> 
> Kim N5OP
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