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Reg has a program that shows bandwidth vs. Cage diameter. My
practical results achieved greater band width than predicted by the program. Then again It was at 30 feet. ================================= My program, DIPCAGE2, is concerned with the bandwidth of a cage dipole in isolation. But the type and length, in wavelengths, of the feedline has a considerable effect on the bandwidth of the radiating SYSTEM as a whole. And a tuner, if used, also plays a part. It is not surprising that practical measurements made from the shack randomly indicate somewhat different bandwidths. But neverthless the bandwidth of the antenna itself, as predicted by the program, plays the principal part. In general, the bandwidth of an antenna does not increase in proportion to its efective diameter so much as is often fondly expected. But it is not a critical performance characteristic. ---- Reg, G4FGQ |
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