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Old 13th Sep 2019, 5:06 am   #33
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Default Re: Antenna recommendation for 40 and 80M bands

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Originally Posted by James Duncan View Post
I feel that you are getting too much conflicting info
I worked for 35 years as a TX engineer and was also involved in antenna research which really exposed the crap published by sellers.
The best factual web site that I have seen is http://www.dj0ip.de/vertical-antenna...band-vertical/
have a look, simple but factual
Our antenna research found that apart from UHF and SHF there was nothing new in practical antenna design since the late 1930's
MM0HDW
That vertical, non-resonant dipole looks very interesting, but I think it's a new idea to me. Has anyone tried anything along those lines?

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