[Elecraft] Questions re: MP-1 antenna

Wed Mar 13 18:33:01 2002

I guess it depends on how big "indoors" is, George :-)

Phil

George, W5YR wrote:

>Not to be pulling your leg, but I have four full-size wire dipoles in my
>attic for 80, 40, 30 and 20 meters, all fed with a single RG-213 coax
>through a 1:1 balun. Inverted-Vee configuration with the center probably 30
>feet above the ground.
>
>The 80-meter dipole works well for short-distance contacts and some DX. 
>
>I fear that your question by definition has no answer since you specify an
>oxymoron: "efficient indoor antenna that works on 80 meters."
>
>Sorry, but Dan has the right idea. Anything done to reduce size also
>reduces efficiency, radiation resistance and bandwidth.
>
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>
>Dan Barker wrote:
>
>>TANSTAAFL
>>
>>Dan / WG4S / K2 #2456
>>
>><snip>
>>If anyone knows of an efficient indoor antenna that works on 80 metres, I'd be interested to learn of it.
>>
>
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