[SixClub] Mobile antenna question

[wb5itt at earthlink.net]

5/8wave on 2m is a 1/4wave loaded on 6m......(think about it...a 5/8wave physical antenna is 3/4wave electrical length on 2mtrs so it matches 50ohms....thus 3/4wave at 150 Mhz is 1/4wave at 50 MHz! :)
As long as the matching ckt is a coil in series with the whip, it will work....(some odd 5/8wave designs used a shorted stub or similar...these will NOT work...but most 5/8 wave antennas today are the series matched)

Chris
WB5ITT

-----Original Message-----
From: KA2AEV at aol.com
Sent: Aug 10, 2004 9:44 PM
To: sixclub at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [SixClub] Mobile antenna question

I remember seeing something someplace that some type of 2m antenna
can be used somewhat effectivly on 6m as a 1/4 wave vertical

Does anyone remeber what type of antenna this was?

73 de Mike
KA2AEV


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