You can now help support WorldwideDX when you shop on Amazon at no additional cost to you! Simply follow this Shop on Amazon link first and a portion of any purchase is sent to WorldwideDX to help with site costs.
The Feb 2025 Radioddity Giveaway Results are In! Click Here to see who won!

Reply to thread

Message

http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-antennas/102534-what-w8ji-says-about-1-4-wave-vs-5-8-wave.html

i believe there are 1/4 wave antennas that can out perform 5/8 wave antennas especially if the 5/8 has no ground plane. see above thread. the problem i have as well as other's is that the merlin 55 has both a capacitance hat as well as a coil...but i have not personally ran that merlin 55, model, but i have run a a 1/4 wave ground plane i constructed back in the early 70's that gave me very good performance. between my 3 element and my 1/4 wave gp i enjoyed many many hours of fun on the air waves.

hope i'm not :bdh:

[QUOTE="gamegetter, post: 288640, member: 14621"] [url]http://www.worldwidedx.com/cb-antennas/102534-what-w8ji-says-about-1-4-wave-vs-5-8-wave.html[/url] i believe there are 1/4 wave antennas that can out perform 5/8 wave antennas especially if the 5/8 has no ground plane. see above thread. the problem i have as well as other's is that the merlin 55 has both a capacitance hat as well as a coil...but i have not personally ran that merlin 55, model, but i have run a a 1/4 wave ground plane i constructed back in the early 70's that gave me very good performance. between my 3 element and my 1/4 wave gp i enjoyed many many hours of fun on the air waves. hope i'm not :bdh: [/QUOTE]

Top Bottom