Don W3FPR wrote: The theory is that the 80 meter wire will also serve on the 3rd harmonic at 30 meters and the 40 meter element will similarly serve on 15 as a 3/2 wavelength antenna, giving you coverage of 80 thru 15 meters with the 3 elements.
----------------- Ha, Ha! Good point, Don. Shows how long it's been since I used a fan dipole: since before 30 meters. Yes, a dipole for 80 is about 134 feet long and 3/2 waves on 30 meters is just about 141 feet, allowing for nominal end-effect. That's close enough to use one wire on both bands. Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
