whitehat,
Yes, it will work on 80 meters. Don't count on
using it on 20 meters. Depending on the tuner it
may 'tune', but you won't have the 'best' results.
'Doc

"'Doc" wrote in message ...


whitehat,
Yes, it will work on 80 meters. Don't count on
using it on 20 meters. Depending on the tuner it
may 'tune', but you won't have the 'best' results.
'Doc

Perhaps basic antenna theory needs to be revisited here (?).


A center fed half wave antenna using standard 50 to 70 ohm coax will operate
with a 'reasonable' SWR at the ODD multiples of the fundamental.

Nice and simple.

Dan/W4NTI

Dan,
And compared to a 20 meter dipole, the 80 meter
dipole will stump it's toe on 20 meters.
'Doc

'Doc wrote:
And compared to a 20 meter dipole, the 80 meter
dipole will stump it's toe on 20 meters.

As a matter of interest, I just did an A/B comparison between
my 80m dipole and my 20m rotatable dipole. The guy in CA
couldn't tell any difference in transmitted signal levels
and I couldn't tell any difference in received signal levels.
In other words, in four directions, my 130ft dipole works
just as well on 20m as my resonant 20m rotatable dipole.
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Cecil,
Now all you have to do is get everyone to move so
that they are in one of those four directions from you.
'Doc

'Doc wrote:
Now all you have to do is get everyone to move so
that they are in one of those four directions from you.

With a fixed resonant dipole, you only get two directions. :-)
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That's simply untrue. But I guess that's what the smiley face means?

Roy Lewallen, W7EL

W5DXP wrote:

With a fixed resonant dipole, you only get two directions. :-)

Cecil,
Since mine isn't at the 'optimum' height, I hear
stuff from all around me.
'Doc