>From: "Gary Schafer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
>To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Antennas that work both in commercial
>and amateur
>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:40:47 -0500
>
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>
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> > Well lets look at the riddle , swinging a radiator acree 20 or 30 megs
>of
> > bandwidth it will tune and still radiate but will it have appreciable
>gain
> > away from certain design points?
> > I think not .
> > >Laryn K8TVZ
> > where did I mention resonance ?
> > resonance of course being point normally considered highest gain so
> > matching 30 ft of wire and 1.85 megs wont work terribly well will it ?
> > >
> >
>
>Resonance has nothing to do with the amount of gain an antenna has.
>Resonance only means that capacitive and inductive reactance are equal.
I see we subscribe to differing methodologys , I dont agree but no matter .
>
>Yes 30 feet of wire on 1.85 megs will radiate nearly as well as 240 feet
>will. The problem with 30 feet of wire will be getting power to it as the
>impedance is so low the loss in the matching network will be quite high.
>
>An antenna having to be resonant in order to be efficient is a common
>misconception by many.
see above
>
>73
>Gary K4FMX
>
>
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