[Elecraft] K3 not recieving

[george fritkin]

Let's make it simple.  How do you think a ham stick or ISTRON both "resonant" 
antennas compare to a 43 foot vertical on 40 meters.  It is not resonance but 
efficiency

George, W6GF



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From: Tony Estep <esteptony at gmail.com>
To:Sent: Thu, March 10, 2011 12:59:23 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 not recieving

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
>
> ...how many amateurs believe that a non-resonant antenna can be as
> efficient as a resonant one....
>
> Resonance does mean that there will be no reactive component at the source,
which makes feeding it easier, but does not change the ability of the
antenna to radiate.

15 minutes spent with any antenna modeling software will show that whether
or not an antenna is resonant won't change its radiation pattern or
"efficiency," whatever that may mean.

Old-time hams well remember the legendary DX feats of W6AM with his huge
farm of non-resonant rhombics, sprawling out across what is now probably the
most expensive residential land in the country.

Tony KT0NY
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