April 29th 06, 06:10 PM
posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Bob
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J_Pole Trials and Tribulations
The J-pole crowd seems to tout fantastic claims about this antenna and I
have never been impressed. Many people have tested the J-pole against
other easy to make antennas and the end fed half wave J-pole usually
does not stand up to even it’s brother, the center fed half wave dipole.
I assume the decrease in performance is due to mistakes in assembling
and tuning the matching section. Here is a link to a group that tested
some J-poles against other antennas in the CA desert and the J-pole lost
to even simple 1/4 wave ground plane types. http://www.geocities.com/SiliconVall...5/anttest.html
My point is, why not make a simple ground plane for the attic that may
not get bothered by surroundings as much as the J-pole.
Bob