[Elecraft] Long wire antennas MORE

Fred Jensen k6dgw at foothill.net
Fri Jan 12 14:32:36 EST 2018


This could account for why my 2 wavelength Beverage never seemed to 
perform well on 80 when we lived in Auburn CA.  Elephants are very 
uncommon in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada.

73,

Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 1/11/2018 8:41 PM, William Levy wrote:
> Best of all the elephants walked around my old Army Signal Corp 40 foot
> poles bought new from Fair Radio Sales. That's right. The Elephants walked
> around the poles. The sag in the middle was pretty deep but still taller
> than an Elephant.
>
> The longer the wire the more forward the gain. The better the lobes.
> I never used a better wire and if I had to do it again I would do it again.
>
> 73 all, Bill
>
> The science is simple. The more wire hanging out the more signal radiating.
>



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