To: Erasmus
That baby’ll have to be about 12 miles long to load up resonantly, though. Not true. 468/Freq will give you the electrical length for a half wave. Double it for a full wave. I'm on 7.178 most evenings, I have a 126 foot (physical) half-wave dipole, I can fold it and make it a full-wave.
179 posted on
10/22/2011 8:44:18 PM PDT by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: Erasmus
I think I've had just one too many tonight. I meant to say I can double the length of the wire and fold it and have a full-wavelength antenna. Lots of ham's do just that, others use wire and resonators. Full wire length antenna's will always outperform wire/resonators.
180 posted on
10/22/2011 8:47:18 PM PDT by
usconservative
(When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
To: usconservative
Aw, I was just funnin’ ya because you said 7.2kHz.
191 posted on
10/22/2011 11:46:29 PM PDT by
Erasmus
(I love "The Raven," but then what do I know? I'm just a poetaster.)
To: usconservative
And just think of having to get it 6 miles off the ground!
≤}B^)
192 posted on
10/22/2011 11:47:48 PM PDT by
Erasmus
(I love "The Raven," but then what do I know? I'm just a poetaster.)
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