No, but if a variable capacitor is used the reactance nul can be moved up or down the band for resonance. This can also be done with a 5/16 wl inverted-L which usually comes in close to 50 ohms resistance if you can get close to 80 feet up and 80 feet out, making a good match for your transmission line.
Any of the three antennas, 1/4 wl, 5/16 wl and 3/8 wl, can be tuned in the shack easily with an L-net tuner like the Ten-Tec model 229 or 238 or the military surplus Collins units, and the SWR losses are negligible in the 160 meter band assuming good coax is used. 73 & GL George K8GG > If I were to extend my 1/4-wave inverted-L to a 3/8-wave L, and tune > out the inductance with a fixed capacitor at the base, what would this > do to the broadbandedness of the antenna? > > Inquiring minds... > Rob / KD8WK > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
