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... made an offset fed dipole which is NOt resonant at 7 MHz. Like you say it works for you withan ATU so why not use it. Antennas don't have to be resonant at
-I have a half-baked notion of the difference between a radial and a counterpoise, but wonder if someone could help me fully understand the difference, eg,
Well explained Bruce. Those who haven't used metric measurements just don't understand the advantages of it and how it makes life easier. Joe N1KHB In a
John E. Beech nearly made me spill my Shiraz on 08/20/2008 02:38 PM by ... Ah, I was on the right lines then :-) I managed to get it right for PSK31 when I