[50mhz] 6 meter ant

[Jonesy W3DHJ]

On Wed, 7 Jul 2010, KD7JYK DM09 wrote:

>You'd think just one company would build an antenna that actually covers the
>band...  No problems finding a CB antenna that covers the entire band, 2m no
>problem, 220, 440, some 30 MCs wide, no trouble, but 6m?  Hah!  Heck, I've
>got VHF/UHF dipoles with 195 MHz usable bandwidth with no tricks...

For those here afflicted with innumeracy :

  The bandwidth of the (legal) CB band is approx 1.6%
  The bandwidth of the 2M amateur band is approx 2.7%

  The bandwidth of the 6M amateur band is approx 7.6%

... and, show me a "no problem", full bandwidth, 1/4 wave, vertical 2M
antenna that does not involve marketing weasel words, in-situ futzing,
and fairy dust.

I suppose you could achieve something like a full 6M Band coverage with
a folded dipole made from 2" copper pipe.

Jonesy