Conflating narrow bandwidth with high efficiency isn't a good thing to do, necessarily. Efficient 160 verticals across the band can be realized if one "fattens the radiating element."
Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original message -------- From: Jerry Moore <[email protected]> Date: 12/08/2015 11:14 AM (GMT-07:00) To: Jim Rodenkirch <[email protected]>, [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Craig KD0TXL...best antenna Oh and for the record, high efficiency antennas have narrow bandwidth. This may be desired depending on your needs. For most we need wide bandwidth because we work the bottom and top of the band. Inverted v antennas are nice due to being omnidirectional but are more susceptible to man-made nose. Dipoles are bidirectional. The arrl antenna books are well worth the cost. On December 8, 2015 12:48:16 PM EST, Jim Rodenkirch <[email protected]> wrote: Anyone touting a 7 band, no tuner required antenna as efficient and a real barn burner failed to complete....no, no, no, no....make that failed to even start the Antenna Basics 101 course of instruction! Sheesh...... -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Craig-KD0TXL-best-antenna-tp7611237p7611260.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com<http://Nabble.com>. ________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
