On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 13:23:51 GMT, Ron wrote:


Wouldn't using all 3 wires give me the effect of a larger diameter wire which
would result in a broader tuning antenna?

Ron

Hi Ron,

Sure, but you have a tuner don't you? If it was short and fat, yes,
it would lower the load on re-tuning, but you've gone for long and
thin. 3 wires in a bundle is not very broadening until you get into
high HF (and barely there). You have to remember that all things
explained about antennas eventually are boiled down to a simple
relationship between wavelength and physical dimension; this includes
how "thick" an antenna might be considered. An example of this:
http://home.comcast.net/~kb7qhc/ante.../Cage/cage.htm

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC