[Elecraft] New antenna works!

[David Gilbert]

That's a lot of bad advice all rolled into one.

1.  Low voltage at the antenna does not mean low voltage at the shack 
end of the feedline.  That's why it's called VSWR.

2.  Low voltage at the antenna does not mean low voltages internal to 
the tuner, which can be quite high depending upon the degree of 
non-resonance.  You aren't necessarily "making life easier for the 
matching unit" at all.

3.  Multi-band antennas mean highly variable pattern from band to band.  
The same antenna might have a peak to the U.S. (from England) on one 
band and a major notch on another band.  If you don't care about 
pattern, dummy loads match pretty easy too.

Multi-band antennas are fine as long as you recognize that they are a 
compromise.  I'd be interested in the reason why an antenna properly 
designed for a particular band is a bad idea.

Dave   AB7E



On 7/31/2020 2:04 AM, CUTTER DAVID via Elecraft wrote:
> With Elecraft matching units you don't need (and it can be undesirable to have) antennas made for a particular band.  You make life easier for the matching unit by making your antenna non-resonant on bands you want to use.  That way the unit does not have to cope with especially high voltages which are most likely to cause internal damage. Save your time, weight, money for other options.
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