[Antennas] Info/advice sought on 2 el vert array for 40m

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Even worse is LESS than 1/4 wl, i.e. when you try to stretch/antenna 
tuner a 20M vertical to 80M and are fighting 15 ohms of ground return 
loss against 1 ohm of radiation resistance.  Talk about a losing battle ;-)

Gary WA6DTX

Charles Greene wrote:

> Hey Harvey,
>
> How about a vertical dipole?  Or a OCF vertical like the R7 and later, 
> and the GAP antennas?  They work pretty well, and don't need an 
> extensive ground plane.  At best, they have a single counterpoise.
>
> Change your statement to --NO 1/4 wave vertical--, and I'll go along 
> with it.
>
> 73,  Chas,  W1CG
>
> At 09:09 PM 10/2/2004, Harvey&Bessie wrote:
>
>> No matter what kind of vertical you use, always keep in mind that NO 
>> vertical works well without an extensive ground plane.
>> Harvey/W4TG
>