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Quad length ???
OK gang , I was sorta surprised at the different opinions and replies to my
question 'bout the correct balun for a 4 element 11 meter "quad" antenna. I'm still gathering the materials needed, but I thought I'd toss this in, for your opinions. Now ..... how 'bout a few opinions on the correct length :-) Now ...... be kind :-) Johnny |
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Now ..... how 'bout a few opinions on the correct length :-) Driven element, 1 wavelength. Reflector, about 5% longer, Directors, about 5% shorter. Plenty of design stuff available on the web, just scale from the 20/40/10 meter frequency to 11 meters. |
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OOOOPS !! I should'a said "BOOM LENGTH ", I've got a calculator for the
elements, but seems there's "give" and "take" in considering what boom length to use. i.e. ..... "gain", vs. "rejection" A shorter boom would be more desirably for my installation. It's also my understanding that a 4 element matches the 52 ohm coax better than a shorter 3 element ?? Thanks Johnny "Johnny V. Mullins" wrote in message ... OK gang , I was sorta surprised at the different opinions and replies to my question 'bout the correct balun for a 4 element 11 meter "quad" antenna. I'm still gathering the materials needed, but I thought I'd toss this in, for your opinions. Now ..... how 'bout a few opinions on the correct length :-) Now ...... be kind :-) Johnny |
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Johnny V. Mullins wrote:
OOOOPS !! I should'a said "BOOM LENGTH ", I've got a calculator for the elements, but seems there's "give" and "take" in considering what boom length to use. i.e. ..... "gain", vs. "rejection" A shorter boom would be more desirably for my installation. It's also my understanding that a 4 element matches the 52 ohm coax better than a shorter 3 element ?? Thanks Johnny See http://www.softcom.net/users/kd6dks/quad.html |
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It's also my understanding that a 4 element matches the 52 ohm coax better than a shorter 3 element ?? I wouln't expect that to be true, though for specific antennas it might be. If both antennas are properly designed and built, no. |
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