Thank you for trying to educate hams who stick to old wives tales Sam kf4yox
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 10, 2011, at 3:59 PM, Tony Estep <estept...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE >> >> ...how many amateurs believe that a non-resonant antenna can be as >> efficient as a resonant one.... >> >> Resonance does mean that there will be no reactive component at the source, > which makes feeding it easier, but does not change the ability of the > antenna to radiate. > > 15 minutes spent with any antenna modeling software will show that whether > or not an antenna is resonant won't change its radiation pattern or > "efficiency," whatever that may mean. > > Old-time hams well remember the legendary DX feats of W6AM with his huge > farm of non-resonant rhombics, sprawling out across what is now probably the > most expensive residential land in the country. > > Tony KT0NY > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
