> "Chuck Kelsey" <wb2...@...> wrote: > FYI - Sinclair got the extra bandwidth by stager tuning > the antenna element from the 1/4-wave matching transformer > that is inside the element. The trade-off was a decrease > in return loss (higher VSWR). > Chuck > WB2EDV
Maybe... maybe not. I swept one just a short time back and the return loss was about 15.6 dB, which makes it a very nice usable animal. I've also had one in parts and the matching coax length was what I would have expected. Somewhere in my notes I have all the construction information recorded like I did on the Decibel Antennas... I've got a Decibel Loop at the old shop somewhere... if I can easily get it up high enough to throw a sweep on it I can report the results back. I'll have another HP Digital Sender (auto feed pdf scanner) on line within the month... then you'll have more information to chew over. cheers, s.
