Posted by
n0tu/Steve on
Jun 13, 2006; 2:21pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Feeding-the-Halfwave-Ant-tp390904.html
This may be silly question? I'm trying to cut down on set up time and
weight for my backpacking journeys into the field with QRP gear. The
end fed halfwave or random wire 'sounds' good to me becasue of the no
feed line and a simple LC tuner can be used. Opposed to CF halfwave
with balanced tuner (heavy toriod) and additional feedline weight?
OK heres the REAL question: once you have a halfwave, (5/8 or 3/4 wave
whatever) suspended in the tree or on a pole, Does it really matter
how it gets fed? Wouldn't end feeding give the same result (or
should?) as center or even offset feeding? Of course this assume a
it's over a pefect ground etc (But truth is I'm usually over very poor
ground situation)
It seems to me the endfed half-wave inverted vee should give me the
same result as the center fed inverted vee and have the benefit of
leaving the feedline at home. But may limit where I park my tent and
how the antenna gets supported etc? Am I missing something -- w/my
limited knowledge of antennas?
My experience has been the CF antennas have out performed (or so I
think) than my end fed setups? But I may not have properly match the
EF ants or I may be CF-biased from what I've read? Where's the TRUTH??
Steve/n0tu
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