"JLB" wrote in message
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"John Smith" wrote in message
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Idea 1, would probably not work much at 446 as current would have a hard
time to flow into attached insulated wire. general problem with most
mobile
antennas is getting enough RF current to flow out into them.


There are two ways that Idea 1 can be thought of:

A. The extra wire is a half wave dipole coupled to the 2 meter quarter
wave. By some magic, it resonates and radiates on 446 MHz as a half wave
dipole.

It would do that, coupling would be 15 to 20 dB down though, and depends
where it is located too. You could take the same piece and attach it to the
other wire at the base and get the 15 to 20 dB back. (see Idea 1 A
Modified)
You can cut the big rod for 146 and it will also pickup 446 both under 1.5
VSWR (says ) so it is already a great antenna for 446.

Idea1A modified--Just have both rods come up out of the base (attached at
bottom) bent away from each other about 25 degrees or so, one long and one
short. (old time antennas did this one)

B. A shorted quarter wave transmission line is an open circuit. So is a
half wave open circuit transmission line. The extra wire next to the 2
meter quarter wave acts like an open half wave transmission line,
effectively isolating the upper part of the 2 meter quarter wave when
operating on 446. When the wire is positioned properly, the bottom part
of
the 2 meter quarter wave will act like a 446 quarter wave.

It is the amount of coupling between the two upper parts may be low to
lesson the effect. worth testing it, but you would need a different
frequency, as the antenna already picks up both. But the preposed is 446 on
bottom 1/4 resonate, and 1/2wave 446 on top next to rod, and rod could be
at 120 MHz 1/4 wave length. The 1/2 wave may seem like open , but it probly
does not have strong enough coupling onto the 120 Mhz rod to make it look
open. (what if they are attached at that point, like a catus, 1/4 wave 466
up to attach point, 1/2 wave 466, and the rest of the 120 1/4 rod.-another
test? EZNEC! )

Jim
N8EE

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