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Old October 8th 08, 12:19 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Changing dipole resonance by changing one leg?


"Larry Gauthier (K8UT)" wrote in message
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Ken,

If you design the antenna for a high frequency, and then start clipping,
it will resonate at a higher frequency. No amount of clipping is going to
give you low SWR at a lower frequency.
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-larry
K8UT


I think he is talking about clipping extra wire to one end, as with a clip
lead, not clipping off a piece of existing wire. That would not be
repeatable anyhow.

Tam/WB2TT

"Chevy454" wrote in message
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How effective is it to cut a one-band dipole for the highest frequency
desired and clipping an extension on one leg to get low SWR on lower
frequencies?

Ken KC2JDY