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May 2nd 10, 05:33 PM
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Meandering Antenna
The zig/zag wire pieces do, however, not contribute to the far field
.. .. .. ?????? This is news to me! .. .. .. radiation. Given the same feed current, the meandered dipole radiates less then the full HW one, so the radiation resistance goes down. .. .. .. Meander antennas are waht happens when you try to put a 80M antenna in a 20M backyard. .. .. .. or 160M into a shoebox (connect the dots) .. .. , 73's Richard Clark, KB7QHC |
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May 3rd 10, 03:36 PM
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Meandering Antenna
Richard Clark wrote:
The zig/zag wire pieces do, however, not contribute to the far field . . . ?????? This is news to me! . . . radiation. Given the same feed current, the meandered dipole radiates less then the full HW one, so the radiation resistance goes down. . . . Meander antennas are waht happens when you try to put a 80M antenna in a 20M backyard. . . . or 160M into a shoebox (connect the dots) Twas a primitive antenna, a brutish thing, and went extinct long ago. Meanderthals we called them. - 73 de Mike N3LI - |
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