See https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/citations/AD0693997
Sort of worthless as the takeoff angle snf gain is not as good as collinear arrays or rhombics. 2:1 frequency at 75 ohms. Visible in pictures ot WW2 ship fore decks. Jim/VEZ On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 12:54 PM Kenneth Grimm <gr...@sbc.edu> wrote: > The first time I saw one it was called the Folded Umbrella and was > popularized by the late WB5IIR, John Haerle. He wrote an article for HR in > May of 1979. He also described it in his book, "The Easy Way." I've been > using my own version of the basic design on 160 for several years. > 73, > Ken - K4XL > > On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 12:24 PM Mark - N5OT <r-ema...@n5ot.com> wrote: > > > Conical Monopole > > > > Say that fast 3 times: > > > > Conical Monopole > > Conical Monopole > > Conical Monopole > > > > Right. The first time I saw one, it was called a Folded Unipole. My 160 > > support can be probably 80' or 24 meters. I have considered my options > > for broad-banding it for 160. This is one of the choices. > > > > Mark N5OT > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > > Reflector > > > > > -- > Ken - K4XL > BoatAnchor Manual Archive > BAMA - http://bama.edebris.com > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector