[Elecraft] Long wire antennas

[brian]

Plus the fact, the longer the wire, the more the radiation pattern 
approaches the wire axis.  Thus one will gain some along the axis 
direction and loose in other directions.  There is no free lunch.

"long" here means >a few wavelengths.

73 de Brian/K3KO

On 1/11/2018 13:50 PM, Charlie T wrote:
> That axiom was probably true back when the only operation was on low
> frequency bands where a full sized ½λ antenna was quite impractical.
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> 73, Charlie k3ICH
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> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Cole (NK7Z)
> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2018 12:11 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Long wire antennas
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> Not sure I believe this, lets say a 40 meter dipole, and an 80 meter
> dipole-- the 40 dipole works far better on 40, than the 80 meter works on
> 40, so not always is more wire better.
>
> Now if you are talking long wire, and forgot to state that, I am not sure,
> I'd have to get the modeling software out...
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> 73s and thanks,
> Dave
> NK7Z
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> On 01/10/2018 05:28 PM, William Levy wrote:
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>> COSMIC rule of antennas! The more wire the better. Always.
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