--- In topband-helical@..., "k5est" <k5est@...> wrote:
>
> --
> > I put my work on the net so amatuers could play with it, but Americans
> > take the position that "all is known about antennas and want to buy
> > instead of making things. It would be neat to hear some G's on top
> > band despite the difficulties.
> > Cheers and beers ( brown ale will do)
> > Art Unwin KB9MZ.....xg
> > Stepney
> >
>
> OK Art,
>
> I will take a crack at building up one.
>
> The flatness of the SWR curve concerns me since
> you have close to a radiating dummy load unless
> you are dependent on the feedline to do the
> radiating. The last several small antennas have
> this common problem and when fitted with a proper
> isolation balun at the antenna feedpoint to
> seperate common mode radiation from the feedline
> to the antenna, the antennas were nothing close
> to their claimed performance. Would you please
> address this issue?
>
> 73....Walter - K5EST
>