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Further to antenna bandwidth.
The concept of Q = Inductive reactance / loss resistance applies equally to coil plus capacitor tuned circuits and to antennas. Because capacitance loss is negligible, antenna Q depends only on loss resistance of the wire inductance. Loss resistance = uniformly distributed radiation resistance + wire resistance. Uniformly distributed radiation resistance for a half-wave dipole is exactly twice the centre-fed value, ie., approx 140 ohms. Formula for the inductance of a straight length of wire can be found in Terman and many other places. It is then a simple matter to calculate dipole Q = inductive reactance / loss resistance. Bandwidth can be described in terms of the 3dB points or in terms of the SWR = X points. But, as stated earlier, what matters is radiating system bandwidth, antenna + transmission line + tuner. And doubling antenna wire diameter has no noticeable effect on operating bandwidth. Increasing wire diameter by 100 times may double bandwidth but is not worth the trouble and expense for only one band. Discussion of antenna bandwidth at HF, always in non-numerical terms, is an overated topic. ---- Reg, G4FGQ |
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