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Hi Antenna Masters...
I am going to use a plumber 1/2 copper tubing for a antenna on 372.5MHz. Using 468/F, I get about 7.5 inches per leg of dipole. How can I readjust the formula for the 1/2 inch copper? I read someone that diameter of the tube starts playing a row in the UHF band. de KJ4UO |
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Large diameter elements make the antenna resonant at a lower frequency.
Shorten the elements to resonate at the desired frequency. You'll probably find that about 7.1" will work well in your case, though without some test equipment you're likely never going to notice the difference! Resonance is NOT required for proper operation as an antenna. An advantage of larger diameter elements is that the useable bandwidth increases, though again if you're using it on a single frequency with narrow bandwidth, you'll never notice the effect. Cheers, Tom |
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