Re: Using a MP-1 antenna... a few tips :-)

Posted by JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD-3 on
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Using-a-MP-1-antenna-a-few-tips-tp370807p370810.html

Oopps Yes ... ;-) Big mistake.... But yesy it improves anyway... ;-)

Le 04-10-09, à 13:23, Augie Hansen a écrit :

> On 10/9/04 10:55 AM, "JEAN-FRANCOIS MENARD" <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> ...
>>
>> The transmit and receive gain is greatly improved !!! 33 feet is
>> approximatively 1/4 wave lenght of a 80M antenna based on frequency
>> 3.750 Mhz....
>>
> ...
>
> Hello Jean-Francois,
>
>
> The 33 foot length is 1/4-wave on 40m. Using 246/3.75 gives about 65.5
> feet
> for a 1/4-wave radial on 80m. But the 1/8-wave radials you have made do
> provide good performance with a short vertical and certainly make for
> a nice
> portable antenna system.
>
> 73,
> Gus Hansen / KB0YH
>
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