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Coax + Ladder Line
"Michael Coslo" wrote in message ... Ed Cregger wrote: Another thing to consider is that the length of the 450/300 ohm twinlead feedline is an important factor when considering the operational bandwidth of said "dipole" antenna (it's only a dipole when operated at its resonant length). I have to chuckle when you bring this up in a discussion of that true chimera, the G5RV. I've heard so many antennas called G5RV's that the term means nothing any more - kinda of like scotch tape. So yeah, I guess we should call it a doublet. Of course, all doublets are dipoles at some point, and all dipoles are doublets....... - 73 de Mike N3LI - Well, that wasn't the point that I was trying to make. I was saying that the length of the twinlead is very important and that it shouldn't be shortened (commercial versions) any more than necessary, lest one lose some of the utility of this type of antenna. I know that folks are eager to transition to coax, but that isn't the way that leads to the best working sample of this antenna. Ed, AJ4PJ |
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