Well, I should have said the only way to broadband a single thin wire dipole is
to make it lossy. A "fat" dipole, whether it's a cage, "double pennant,"
folded, the original "fan," or some other variation of a fat dipole will be
broadbanded without loss of efficency as indicated by measured field strength.
And the mechanical problems with spreaders are usually less than the
connections for a bazooka.
Thanks for the correction, Sinisa.
73 Pete Allen AC5E
> ac5e@comcast.net wrote:
>
> > Chuckle - even back in prehistoric times we knew the only way to broadband
> > a
> dipole is to make it lossy.
>
>
> Of course it's not the only way, it's not even a good one.
>
> The recommended way is to lower the characteristic impedance
> of the line acting as antenna. That is, to lower the L/C ratio.
>
> For 80 m dipole this can be done by making each dipole leg
> out of two diverging wires, thus simulating greater wire diameter.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Sinisa YT1NT, VA3TTN
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