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![]() "Richard Fry" wrote in message ... "Reg Edwards" As Cecil says, a wider than expected bandwidth in an antenna of given size, is an absolutely sure sign of greater loss somewhere in the wideband antenna system. ________________ I don't know your definition of an "expected bandwidth," but for a reality check--many forms of panel antennas used in FM and TV broadcast transmission have 20% or better SWR bandwidth, and radiate nearly every watt that can be delivered by the feedline with almost NO "matching" losses. They have been in routine use for decades at master antenna transmit sites all over the world. RF ================================== I've no reason to doubt it. But this is a topic about the bandwidth of physically small HF antennas. And as usual, when the slightest difference of opinion occurs, somebody invariably feels impelled to go off at a tangent and drag in something they feel more at home with, such as VHF and UHF TV transmitting antennas, and, very soon, if we are not careful, distractions such as scattering parameters, reflected power, etc. ---- Reg |