Shortening wire antenna
Jul 13th 2020, 18:36 | |
w8erdJoined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Rather than cut the wire shorter, can I just bend it back and forth a little on itself and tape the overlapping wires together? This would be much simpler during the adjustment phase of he antenna. What is the effect of the overlapping wires? The wire is insulated. Bob W8ERD |
Jul 13th 2020, 20:00 | |
W1VTSuper Moderator Joined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Here is a study on the subject. http://ehpes.com/n6mw/FoldWriteUp.pdf Zak W1VT ARRL Senior Lab Engineer |
Jul 14th 2020, 17:34 | |
w8erdJoined: Apr 4th 1998, 00:00Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 0 |
Thanks very much! Bob W8ERD |