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>From the files of the ARRL Automated Mail Server, (info@arrl.org):
Provided as a courtesy by:
Archived as a membership service by the American Radio Relay
League, Inc., Technical Information Service.
file: \public\info\tis\multiant.txt updated: 06-02-93
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Multiband Wire Antennas
By Ed Humphries - N5RCK
Hewlett-Packard NARC Atlanta GA
edh@hpuerca.atl.hp.com
The March 1991 issue of CQ Amateur Radio contains yet another
discussion of multiband wire antennas. In his column "Radio
FUNdamentals", Bill Orr, W6SAI writes about the original W9CXX
multibander with its' complex copper tubing matching section.
He then goes on to discuss the popular G5RV developed by
Varney, which is widely built and commercially available. Orr
points out the deficiencies of the G5RV: when built in the
original design it delivers reasonable SWR on the 7, 14, and
24 MHz bands, but into a 75 ohm coax feedline that is awkward
to load up on modern transceivers; when built with 50 ohm coax
the SWR is poor on all bands, but it performs reasonably well
when used with a "transmatch" antenna tuner.
The column skips over an intermediate antenna design discussed
in the March 1986 issue of Ham Radio. Bill's column back then
pointed out that W5ANB first proved you could successfully
modify the G5RV, load it with 50 ohm coax and run without any
antenna tuner. But the best design (so far HI) he discusses in
both articles is the one by ZS6BKV. Brian Austin used computer
modeling to help him design a 5 band tuner-less antenna. Orr's
CQ column reprints the design using only the dimensions for a
300 ohm matching section (I presume TV flat lead qualifies).
In his original column Orr also presented the figures for using
400 (handmade open-wire leads) or 450 ohm (ladder-line) as the
matching section. Since 450 ohm ladder-line is somewhat stronger
than the commonly available 300 ohm TV lead-in, I'm here giving
both sets of figures so you can make your own choice.
< 90' 3" for 450 ohm matching section or 92' 2" for 300 ohm >
o-----------------------------oo-----------------------------o
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The ZS6BKV Antenna ||
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|| 40' for 450 ohm
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|| 36' 9" for 300 ohm
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At the end of the matching section Orr recommends a 1:1 balun;
others would say that several loops of coax at the feedpoint
will do as well to help keep rf off the feedline. The feedline
to the transceiver is common 50 ohm coax; RG 58/U is fine for
hf for most runs. This antenna should give low SWR on 7, 14,
18, and 24 MHz bands. At 28 MHz the SWR is really only good
from 28.5 to 29.0. Tests showed the best SWR curves when the
antenna was erected at about 42 feet above ground. When run as
an inverted-V (90 degree) the resonant frequency came down 80
kHz for 14 MHz and 125 kHz for 24 and 28 MHz. The March '86
article printed SWR curves, and the March '91 article printed
field patterns for all 5 covered bands.
The ARRL members and HQ staff would like to thank the following people
for their contributions to this information file:
N5RCK
Send any additional information or changes to mtracy@arrl.org.
73 from ARRL HQ.