50 Ohms dipole, G5RV off centre fed and not resonant. More incorrect
information. Anyone want to pursue this email me direct off list.
This is waaay off QRP Labs Topic.
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On 03/08/18 19:06, Leland L. Bahr wrote:
Resonant does not always mean 50 ohms to match coax.? A resonant antenna
has different impedance at different points along the antenna.? A half
wave antenna fed in the middle (A dipole) is AROUND 50 ohms at it's
resonant frequency.? But if you feed that antenna on an end, you have a
very different high impedance feed point.? It's still a resonant
antenna. ? If you hang coax here, the mismatch would be terrific without
a matching system.? Some of you are falsely equating a 1:1 match to mean
the same thing as resonance.? A G5RV antenna for example feeds itself?
off center at a point where the SWR on any band is at a somewhat
manageable level.? It's not a resonant antenna.? For some reason, some
of you are equating resonant antennas to be good and non resonant
antennas to be bad.? This is a false assumption.? Lots of false
information is being passed on here lately.
Lee
w0vt, w5drc
