Hi Ed,
The engineer at WTIC responded. That station does not have a Franklin
antenna but has "series fed halfwave" during the day and switches in a
second one at night, phased to change the radiation pattern. He also
told me that their 'sister station', KDKA in Pittsburgh, does use a
Franklin antenna. Some members near Pittsburgh may want to roll by for a
peek at it.
73,
Bill KU8H
On 09/06/2013 04:13 PM, Edwin Karl wrote:
There are several interesting articles if you Google "Franklin Antenna"
they are mechanically BIG and require feeding ingenuity (hams are known
for this feature ...) but are stacked verticals, note- phase the top
element
to avoid cancellation.
If memory serves me right WTIC in Hartford phased two of these puppies,
but it's been a long time ...
73!
ed k0kl
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