Subj : LPDA
To   : ROY WITT
From : TOM WALKER
Date : Mon Jun 09 2014 07:20 am


RW> HG>HG>> The antenna Tom has is apparently based on the same design
RW> HG>HG>> philosophy

RW> HG>TW>> The Twin Booms are a modification of the basic design to assist
RW> HG>TW>> impedence matching. The cross over wiring is used but mostly in
RW> HG>TW>> TV antennas. But it still is an LPDA antenna

RW> HG>> Correction, the dual boom design is the basic one.

RW> TW> For Transmitting Antennas YES becaue it provides a better feed line
RW> TW> match.

RW>Show me an antenna, RX or TX, that doesn't need feed line matching.

A longwire thrown out the windoww rr conected to a tree.


RW>You were mixing yourself up by talking one, then the other. If you want an
RW>antenna that can receive locally transmitted high-power signals, no
RW>biggie, just throw up a long wire and be done with it.

I already know that and a great deal more about radio theory then you
think

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