Wire thicknes versus bandwith

May 10th 04, 03:17 AM

Reg Edwards

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At HF, increasing wire diameter has an absolute negligible effect on antenna
bandwidth. Multiply effective conductor diameter by 100 or 1000 and you are
getting somewhere on one band only.

But it can be completely spoiled by use of a tuner.
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Reg, G4FGQ

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