Ken H wrote:
While setting up a dipole antenna tonight a question come up while discussing
the tuning with myself: Which is the most effective antenna -
understanding it will be matched with a antenna tuner, either the internal
autotuner or an external manual tuner - a dipole type antenna with
While setting up a dipole antenna tonight a question come up while discussing
the tuning with myself: Which is the most effective antenna - understanding
it will be matched with a antenna tuner, either the internal autotuner or an
external manual tuner - a dipole type antenna with a resistance
Ken,
I would rather deal with the antenna having the higher 'R'. The reactance
can be easily tuned out with a capacitor or an inductor, but the return path
losses (usually ground loss) on the antenna with the low resistance become a
higher percentage of the total, and the antenna having the
Ken:
Couple of points to consider:
1) Is the complex impedance measured at the antenna feed point, or at the
transmitter end of the transmission line? As you are no doubt aware, as you
move along the transmission line from the load to the source the impedance
of the transmission will roll
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