That is not a reasonable statement at all.
It may be that bringing the ends of the dipole close together will allow
it to be placed close to those objects without the normal de-tuning
effects, but to state that those objects will not absorb radiated power
is a real stretch of the imagination.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 5/31/2013 2:59 PM, Vic K2VCO wrote:
Theoretically, performance should be similar to a dipole, although
with a near-omnidirectional pattern (and of course reduced bandwidth).
It might be perfect for certain antenna-restricted circumstances.
There is a statement on the G3PTW website which is interesting, and I
would like to hear what others say about this:
"The confined electric near field (caused by the high impedance ends
of each dipole being close to each other) also ensures that the
antenna does not couple to other electrical conductors i.e. telephone
wires, power cables, television antennas or even the ground and lossy
di-electrics such as trees and buildings. Thus the radiated power is
not absorbed by nearby objects, it is all radiated into free space.
Breakthrough and noise pick up are also reduced to an absolute minimum
and the ground conductivity and height do not affect the antenna tuning."
Does this sound reasonable?
On 5/31/2013 10:46 AM, Yngvi (TF3Y) wrote:
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