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Old May 20th 08, 10:51 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore[_2_] Cecil Moore[_2_] is offline
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Default 75m/30m, 40m/17m Dual Banders

There was a discussion the other day about stub loaded
dipoles. A 30m dipole loaded at each end with a 30m/4
shorted stub is resonant on both 30m and 75m. A 17m
dipole loaded at each end with a 17m/4 shorted stub
is resonant on both 17m and 40m. The stubs provide
inductive loading on the lower bands resulting in
"shorty" dipoles, shrunk by about 20%.

I've summarized two such antennas on my web site at:

http://www.w5dxp.com/dualband.gif
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com