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Mark,
On 40meters, adding an 80 meter dipole to the 40 meter loop won't 'mess' things up much. It'll change the radiation pattern, make it sort of directional, kinda. No big deal. But, on 80 meters, the 40 meter loop acts like a 1/2 wave 'short' between the two halves of the dipole. SWR goes up close to around 500:1, the transmitter is looking at something on the order of '300R - 2500J'. Not too good, and as for the lower radiation angle, it really doesn't make a lot of difference at that point. 'Doc PS - The 'numbers' are approximate, "close enough for 'gum-ment' work"... |
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