[Elecraft] OT - Interesting Accident with Homebrew Vertical

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Thu Feb 4 09:12:37 EST 2010


In the 19th edition, it is figure 22 on page 6-14.

73,
Don W3FPR

Bill W4ZV wrote:
> Bill W4ZV wrote:
>   
>> N4KG used an interesting variation of this idea to feed a **grounded**
>> tower on 160.  He made four elevated 1/4 wave radials, attached the coax
>> center conductor to the radials and the shield to the tower at the same
>> point (up from the base several feet).  If I recall this was in previous
>> editions of the ARRL Antenna Handbook but I'm not sure it's in the latest
>> edition.
>>
>>     
>
> See Figure 28 on page 6-16 (Low Frequency Antennas chapter) of 20th edition. 
> In newer editions you can probably find it by searching the index for N4KG.
>
> 73,  Bill
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