Well, you see, patience comes to those who wait. KI5HOC
On Thu, Nov 30, 2023 at 3:25 PM Rick Hiller via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> wrote: > *For those interested in the QST Nov and Dec antenna designs, my note of > Nov 19th requesting insight has been answered by me finding additional > information in the latest QEX for the LPi and the QST Extra Info pages for > the 5/8 wl vertical. For the 5/8th wl the URL is at the end of the > article. I am still working thru this additional info but it looks like it > might just be the fog clearing PDF's for these articles.* > > > *GL and 73...Rick W5RH* > > > *From:* BVARC <bvarc-boun...@bvarc.org> > *Sent:* Friday, November 17, 2023 8:13 PM > *Subject:* [BVARC] Antenna Article Understanding Help Needed > > > > I usually try to understand the antenna articles in QST. Most are > straight forward and have a reasonable explanation of how the antenna > works. The Dec 2023 QST has the "OH3JF 5/8 WL Vertical Dipole". He tells > you what to do to build it (sort of) but doesn't tell you what makes it all > work. I have looked at it every which way to no avail. The numbers just > don't match to a 5/8 wl antenna and I do not understand the reason, values > and positions for the capacitor stub and the "matching stub". Best guess > he is shortening a longer antenna to 5/8th wl ...no....forget I said > that....I just don't know. I look at the added info he references and that > gave no clue either. > > I'll keep digging. (Unfortunately, as a non--native English speaker his > grammar is not so hot) > > > > Anybody out there have a different take on this antenna's design and > theory? I sure would appreciate being set straight. > > > > Thanks and 73...Rick W5RH > > -- > Rick Hiller > *e-mail: rickhille...@gmail.com <rickhille...@gmail.com>* > *Cell/VM/Text: 832-474-3713* > *Physical: 9031 Troulon Drive* > * Houston, TX 77036* > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/bvarc@bvarc.org/ >
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