[Lowfer] Antenna.

Dale Parfitt [email protected]
Tue, 02 Sep 2003 08:34:35 -0400


KD7JYK wrote:

> Ran some antenna numbers, I like the low radiation angle of a 5/8 wave
> antenna but 43' is a bit high, the 1/4 wave vertical with radials looks
> really nice and only about 18' high so real easy to build a whip.
>
> What do you guys think?
>
> Kurt
>

Consider an end fed 1/2 wave- no radials and the max radiation occurs 1/2
way up the wire.

Dale W4OP