Thanks, but I realized that. I was just curious, because somewhere I read that the FCP had a slightly narrower bandwidth than a couple of elevated radials.
73, Mike www.w0btu.com Mike, The wider the bandwidth the less effective the antenna is. A good > xmit antenna on 160 may have a 2:1 VSWR range > of perhaps 30 to 40 KHz. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Mike Waters <[email protected]> > *To:* topband <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Saturday, October 26, 2013 3:54 PM > *Subject:* Re: Topband: FCP Folded Counterpoise > > What is the useful SWR bandwidth without retuning? > > 73, Mike > www.w0btu.com > > > On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 1:54 PM, Jim F. <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It is amazing that a 66' long counterpoise can be effective on 160m. ... > > the SWR is low at 1.1:1 on 1.824 MHz. > > _________________ Topband Reflector
