[Elecraft] OT - Antenna bandwidth

Ken Kopp k0pp at acninc.net
Tue Jan 15 19:31:45 EST 2008


Two items ... 

The now-QRT 20 kHz and the present 60 kHz transmitters 
at  WWVL / WWVB  had / have such high antenna Q that a 
close-overhead thunder storm cloud can detune the antennas 
enough to cause a TX overload / shut-down.

I've read that VLF BC stations limit audio bandwidth to avoid
exceeding their antenna's bandwidth.

Ken Kopp - K0PP



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