[Elecraft] What's in a name

[Bill Coleman]

On 3/16/02 11:51 AM, Dan Barker at dbarker@visioncomm.net wrote:

>I just took my 40 meter dipole down from 35 feet, and put up an 80 meter 
>dipole at 55 feet. Just a few contacts so far, but quite an improvement, 
>as one might guess.

I can imagine.

>My question is what to call it. Earlier on this reflector I have read to 
>call a dipole operated off it's resonant frequency a doublet. Works fine 
>for me.
>
>On 80, I have a Dipole up 55 ft.
>On other bands, I have a Doublet up 55 ft.

You can call it either, but here is the nomenclature I have cultivated. 

* A dipole is a doublet that is been purposely cut to resonance on a 
particular band. You have an 80m dipole.

* A doublet is any two-element antenna, often fed with open wire and/or a 
tuner. Inherent resonance on any particular band isn't a consideration.

>However, I'd like to say more about the length of the antenna. Is it 
>properly called a 40 Meter Doublet up 55 ft (40 meters is it's length) or 
>an 80 meter Doublet up 55 ft? (80 meters being of what it's a half wave)? 

An 80m dipole. The band in question refers to the frequency range at 
which resonance occurs.

>Or is there some other nomenclature for Doublet size?

You can spell it "Smith" and call it "Jones"....



Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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