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John Ferrell wrote:
An antenna still works best at its resonant frequency. (best is in
the eye of the beholder!)


"Works best" needs a definition. An Extended Double Zepp
is not resonant but "works better" than a resonant dipole
by about 3 dB broadside.
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Cecil Moore writes:

John Ferrell wrote:
An antenna still works best at its resonant frequency. (best is in
the eye of the beholder!)


"Works best" needs a definition. An Extended Double Zepp
is not resonant but "works better" than a resonant dipole
by about 3 dB broadside.


Once it's up, you can't rotate it. Whether the gain and the nulls are
a net advantage or not depends on the application.

73
LA4RT Jon
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LA4RT Jon Kåre Hellan wrote:
Once it's up, you can't rotate it.


I have a 10m rotatable EDZ about which I wrote a
magazine article entitled, "Who Needs A Beam?".
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Cecil Moore writes:

LA4RT Jon KÃ¥re Hellan wrote:
Once it's up, you can't rotate it.


I have a 10m rotatable EDZ about which I wrote a
magazine article entitled, "Who Needs A Beam?".


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