Timeline for Radiation pattern for a 1/4th wave 2 meter antenna used on 70cm
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| Feb 6, 2015 at 22:34 | vote | accept | W8AWT | ||
| Feb 6, 2015 at 16:14 | comment | added | Phil Frost - W8II | @tomnexus yes, maybe. The inductor might be there just to shorten the whole thing, depending on the particular antenna. | |
| Feb 6, 2015 at 14:38 | comment | added | tomnexus | In other words, a quarter wave antenna for 2m,fed at 70cm, might be well matched but doesn't radiate much towards the horizon. This is why any simple dual band whip has an inductor near the bottom, to bring it a bit below 3/4 wavelengths at 70cm. | |
| Feb 6, 2015 at 2:29 | history | edited | Phil Frost - W8II | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 6, 2015 at 2:19 | history | answered | Phil Frost - W8II | CC BY-SA 3.0 |