20140628 - Flower Pot Antenna

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20140628 - Flower Pot Antenna

posted Jun 27, 2014, 5:16 PM by Onno Benschop [ updated Jun 27, 2014, 6:40 PM ]

Paul, VK6WZ told us about his adventures with a Flower Pot Antenna. He advised us that winding the coils at the bottom loosely affected the SWR. Experiment for yourself.

Here's a detailed design from VK2ZOI:

http://vk2zoi.com/articles/half-wave-flower-pot/

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