Thread: What's In a Name -- Of My Antenna?
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Old March 21st 16, 06:26 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
David Ryeburn[_2_] David Ryeburn[_2_] is offline
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Default What's In a Name -- Of My Antenna?
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"Sal M. O'Nella" wrote:

How many elements constitute a beam antenna? (ARRL reminds us that even a
single horizontal dipole has some directivity; they seem to use the word
beam only for antennas of two or more elements.)


I'll respond with three questions.

(1) How many elements does a V beam antenna have?
(2) Disregarding minor lobes, is it unidirectional or bidirectional?
(3) What if it is VERY long and the reflected wave is quite small by the
time it gets back to the feedpoint?

David, VE7EZM and AF7BZ

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