[UK-CONTEST] Antenna for SSB field day

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Chris G3SJJ wrote:
>  Some interesting thoughts Ian but I don't think it is the rules that 
>are broken. Most of us understand the concept of the rules for 
>Restricted section antennas and can work within that so I just wonder 
>if it is the concept of impedance matching that some find confusing, 
>and therefore want to opt for something easier to understand?
>

I can only speak for myself; and my problem with the present rules is 
that they seem to be written from the viewpoint that "The answer's 
obviously a tuned doublet... now what do the rules need to say?"

For a station in a field in Middle England, you may well be right that 
the tuned doublet is the best solution... but other stations in the UK 
may have different kinds of sites and definitely do have different kinds 
of propagation.

Therefore the rules should not be slanted towards one particular kind of 
antenna solution (however unintentional or well-intentioned that might 
be).


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
http://www.ifwtech.co.uk/g3sek