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question yesterday and the E-mails continue, most of which ask more questions. I'll try and answer some of the questions here as it's impossible to answer all individually while shuffling off to plates of potato pancakes, sour cream and applesauce. The product will be 24' tall and made of 2" or 3" diameter tubing (depending on guyed or unguyed.) It is a true vertical dipole and will require no ground radials to obtain a low VSWR. I^2 R losses are still an issue unless a reflective screen, salt water or additional radials are used. Any guying would be done with Spectra Rope or similar and included in the box. The design would be ground mounted on a 1 7/8" stub provided by the customer. We are looking at 80 meter versions but physics and reality keeps getting in the way. The design has minimal visual impact, less than our V3 vertical. Making more than one model is not attractive from a production standpoint, however, that opinion can change if volume exceeds projections. It is not designed as a DX'pedition antenna as we already have those (www.force12inc.com) No traps are used! The consensus, so far, is to do the free standing model. One advantage of this approach is that the 2:1 VSWR bandwidth is greater. 73 Natan W6XR Force 12 East Ithaca, NY FN12sk force12@qth.com -------------------------------------------- Force12Talk mailing list provided as a service by Force 12 Antennas, Inc. Force 12 Web site: http://www.qth.com/force12 Submissions: send to Force12Talk@qth.com To unsubscribe: send a blank e-mail to Force12Talk-leave@qth.com Force12Talk Message Archive: http://www.qth.com/force12/list/force12talk For problems with the list, contact n4zr@qth.com |
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