There was a outfit nr of years back even outdid the "Double Bazooka",
worked with ANY lengths of wire, garenteed less than 3:1 SWR.
Their secret was a 50 ohm, 100- watt non-inductive resistor in the
center plate. Got a GREAT SWR, but not terribly EFFECIENT!
They didn't last long after the ARRL/QST article described their
"MIRACLE" antenna ! As info, Jim NN7K


Cecil Moore wrote:
H. Adam Stevens, NQ5H wrote:

but any increase in the 1.5:1 SWR bandwidth is due to loss as Walt
proved decades ago.


If you want a really broad-banded Bazooka, use RG-174. :-)
Advantages: light weight for easy back-packing, no tuner
required, inexpensive coax, ... Hey, maybe I should keep
it secret until I market it for $100.