Variable diameter antenna
Reading through the 20 meter J-Pole thread got me to thinking.
possible idiot question alert! If a person was to design an antenna that had variable diameters, such as a telescoping pole, or a thin whip antenna on top of a thicker pipe as talked about in the J Pole, what effect would this have on the BW of the antenna. Of course, (I think) it would be less than if the entire antenna was made of one thick length. But I could be way off here. And would it be calculable? And could variable diameter be of practical use in antenna design? - Mike KB3EIA - |
And could variable diameter be of practical use in antenna design?
Tapered elements are common used in HF. They tend to load the antenna a bit, thus shortening it. Some BW increase results as well. At the other extreme, a continuously inverse- tapered antenna is quite broad in bandwidth. Thus the Oliver Lodge, or 'bowtie' antenna, from 1897. Old, old stuff. 73, Chip N1IR |
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