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remember that increased bandwidth is not necessarily a good thing when it comes to how well an antenna "gets out".

my dummy load has a flat 1:1 SWR from 1 to 30 mhz but it doesnt get out for squat!

antennas only have one specific frequency that they are resonant at (you guys know what im getting at, lets not throw red herrings in here! )

some antennas SWR curve is much narrower than others, but generally an antenna with a sharper curve is a more efficient radiator than one with a broad SWR curve.
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[QUOTE="loosecannon, post: 450107, member: 1368"] remember that increased bandwidth is not necessarily a good thing when it comes to how well an antenna "gets out". my dummy load has a flat 1:1 SWR from 1 to 30 mhz but it doesnt get out for squat! antennas only have one specific frequency that they are resonant at (you guys know what im getting at, lets not throw red herrings in here! :) ) some antennas SWR curve is much narrower than others, but generally an antenna with a sharper curve is a more efficient radiator than one with a broad SWR curve. LC [/QUOTE]

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