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Old April 8th 06, 02:59 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
jawod
 
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Default Thin & Fat Yagis

west wrote:
Take 2 Yagis or verticals built with aluminum tubing. Both are identical
except the tubing in one is twice the diameter of the other. Besides size,
what will the property differences be between the two? Will they load up
the same? I don't mean to be flippant, but this question has been on my
mind for a long time and I couldn't find the answer. All comments
appreciated. Thank you.

73's, west
AF4GC


If I'm not mistaken ( a dubious assumption ), I seem to remember that
"fatter" elements produce wider bandwidths (i.e., lower SWR over greater
range of frequency).

If this is not the case, please correct me.

John
AB8WH