Re: Is it my KX3/antenna or is it lousy band condx?
Posted by
Ken G Kopp on
Aug 13, 2017; 5:28pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/Is-it-my-KX3-antenna-or-is-it-lousy-band-condx-tp7633243p7633350.html
The antenna Jim's is referring to (below) is ... I believe ... better known
as
a "T2FD". In a case of conning the unknowing B & W ... and maybe even
themselves ... sold hundreds of them to the Army National Guard. You see
them hanging above every armory here in MT.
> Yes, but as noted above, not in a good way. :) There's a folded dipole
>> antenna made with a big resistor in the middle of it, the effect of which
>> is to "broadband" it by "swamping" the resonance, AND to burn half of the
>> transmitter power. In other words, the transmitter puts power into the
>> antenna, but half of it is wasted in that resistor.
>>
>
>
______________________________________________________________
Elecraft mailing list
Home:
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraftHelp:
http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:
[hidden email]
This list hosted by:
http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list:
http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage delivered to
[hidden email]