It's my opinion that there has been virtually nothing "new" related to antennas since the 1930's. Only the names have been changed, as the high number of recent posters have shown.
Some even have reached "cult" status. I have a small history of giving antenna seminars at hamfests, and usually start a talk with "How many of you are using G5RV's"? Usually, a large number of hands go up. I make the observation that there seems to be a high level of interest in 20M. After a pregnant pause for the puzzled looks, I then point out that the G5RV was designed as a 20M -ONLY- antenna. I have the original Varney article from the RSGB where this is plainly stated. I have no idea where the transition to an "all band" antenna came from. I then ask why go to the trouble to build dipole fed with a "magic" length of open wire that is then connected to a "magic" length of coax without any form of impedance transformation? The "required" length of coax is (usually) much longer than needed and ends up coiled up somewhere, as in the case of a local friend who coiled his excess at his feet. Why not run the open wire directly to a tuner ... which -WILL- be needed anyway ... via a balun? Viola! One has a classic, easily used "all band" dipole. The "Carolina Windom"? The Windom has been with us since the 30"s, and the "Carolina" is a marketing ploy. A recent poster gave a correct description of the "why" of an end-fed zepp 73! Ken - K0PP ______________________________________________________________ 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]
