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"N2EY" == N2EY writes:

N2EY Jack Twilley wrote in message
N2EY ...
Out of curiosity, what other antenna provides a better
cost-benefit ratio while maintaining the same constraints with
respect to power, size, and construction?

N2EY A well made G5RV, for one. A well-made W3DZZ trap dipole, for
N2EY another. W5DXP's "linear tuner" dipole, for a third. Or the
N2EY classic dipole-with-openline-and-a-real-balanced-tuner for a
N2EY fourth. All are much more efficient than a T2FD of the same
N2EY size.

The only one of those I haven't seen is the "linear tuner" dipole.

N2EY The B&W/T2FD is discussed in detail on W4RNL's excellent site
N2EY (which see). In short, its efficiency is quite low on the lower
N2EY bands and gets to be almost as good as a halfwave dipole on the
N2EY upper bands. Their one and only advantage is low SWR over the
N2EY frequency range.

I've looked, but the T2FD that's discussed isn't the one I'd be
buying, and I'm not sure if that matters.

N2EY 73 de Jim, N2EY

Jack.
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Jack Twilley
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