"Richard Clark" wrote in message
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On Fri, 9 Jan 2004 15:59:52 -0600, "John Smith"
wrote:

In the ARRL Handbook (and probably other ARRL publications), there is
shown
a multiple-band dipole. It consists of half-wave elements all attached to
the same feed line but the dipole for each band is slightly separated
from
the others. It is essentially multiple dipoles in parallel.

So, couldn't this work, as you say, just turned vertically?

John
KD5YI

Hi John,

Kinda like a blown out, stripped umbrella? Sure.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC


Page 20.6 of the 2002 ARRL Handbook, figure 20.12 shows one. They don't say
to spread them out like that, but they talk about pruning due to interaction
and not to have both 80 and 30 meters because of the odd harmonic
relationship. That sort of thing.

I don't know. I'm not one of the smart ones here, I just find stuff in the
books.

Anyway, *they* say it works and they don't say it has to be horizontal. I
think ARRL has the attitude of "Try it--you'll probably like it."

John
KD5YI