Kenny a lot will depend on your ground system. If it is very good then that
extra bandwidth may help.
But if it is just medium quality, there will be sufficient loss not to bother
until and if you improve your ground system. Try the bandwidth without the
extra wires and see how it compares with the predicted bandwidth. 73 Clive
GM3POI/GM3X
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From: Topband <topband-bounces+clive=gm3poi.com@contesting.com> On Behalf Of
Kenny Silverman
Sent: 04 January 2021 15:06
To: TopBand List <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: Cage wire performance
Hello and HNY!
I will be converting a wire inverted-L to a T top loading on a 75’ tall wire
hung from a tree. To improve the bandwidth, I was wondering about going to a
2-wire “cage” for the vertical section. I’m actually modeling a skinny triangle
where the wires connect at a point on the top, but with a 4 foot spread of the
wires near the ground. This adds about 15-20 kc to the 2:1 bandwidth per the
model.
Will a 2-wire section like this always behave as a wide/fat conductor or do I
have to worry about voltage/current in Each wire?
Regards , Kenny K2KW
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