[Elecraft] Random wires

[Roger D Johnson]

This is NOT true! It merely raises the feedpoint impedance...just the same as 
adding a
4-1 transformer.

73, Roger


On 10/1/2013 3:10 PM, Barry LaZar wrote:
>
>
>     As I read your post, I infer that at the moment you are wanting to add 160 
> meters to your capability. An antenna that I have used and liked is the Twin 
> Lead Marconi. It's a simple, cheap, and effective antenna. I first saw it 
> written up by Bill Orr years ago. The premise of the design is that a quarter 
> wave antenna driven against ground may not be the most efficient antenna due 
> to low radiation resistance. Therefore, raise the radiation resistance by 
> using the theory of a folded dipole. The folded element raises the radiation 
> resistance by a factor of 4 for 2 elements as the impedance changes as the 
> square of the number of elements. You will still need radials, but your ground 
> losses will decrease.
>
>
> 73,
> Barry
> K3NDM
>
>

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