4 ele Wire LPY for 40/30M




4L/ZL1RS 2000-2002 home brew 4 element wire LPY
Wire elements were alternately cross connected to
a straight, open wire phasing line. A 4:1 Balun at
the feedpoint to the 50 ohm coaxial cable feedline.




Half the lowband LPY in the Tbilisi summer sky
4M long aluminium spreaders supported the elements
The coax was run halfway back along the boom for balance
The 4 elements produced 2 SWR dips at 7.1 and 10.1 MHz
The antenna design software indicated 4dB gain and 15dB f/b.



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