[Antennas] Dipole SWR

K6MHE [email protected]
Fri, 14 Jun 2002 18:29:04 -0700


The impedance for a dipole in *free space* is around 72-Ohms, however, when 
mounted over ground - depending upon its height above ground - the 
impedance can vary from about 25 to over 100-Ohms.

Danny, K6MHE


At 12:33 AM 6/15/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>   I am confused, a dipole is supposed to be about 73 Ohms and an inverted
>"V" is supposed to be near 50 Ohms.