At 02:27 PM 11/10/2005, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>Pete Smith wrote:
>
>> Sometime within the last month or two I recall reading a
>> description of a matching system for a 2-band vertical (80
>> and 160, or 40 and 20, second harmonic relationship) that
>> avoided switching altogether by some cleverness with
>> arrangement of matching components. Can't for the life of me
>> remember the specifics, though - does this ring any bells?
>
>
>A 20 and 40 Meter Vertical on "Autopilot" - K6MHE
> QST, September 2005, pp 28-30
That's the one, Joe - amazing, because I looked at the last year's QSTs but
looked right past it. I'm not sure if the idea is applicable to a shunt-fed
tower or not, but it seems worth considering anyway, in order to avoid relays.
Thanks, and 73,
Pete N4ZR
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