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More new antenna theory, here we go again!

Posted on May 5, 2005

It seems folks are always trying to figure out how to make a short antenna…

It seems folks are always trying to figure out how to make a short antenna…

Ever since a fellow named Wheeler wrote a 1947 article called “Fundamental Limits of Small Antennas,” we’ve been trying to do more with less.

Recently, some developments at the University of Rhode Island have been attracting some attention.

You can read more in the latest edition of EETimes, at
http://www.eet.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=21600147

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Contributor tregonsee adds “On Friday, May 06 On 31 March 2005, the US Navy tested several versions of the antenna mentioned in the article, apparently with good results. See the University of Rhode Island news release at:

http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=3126


…and from our February 23 blog post…
Can you construct a small antenna with PVC plumbing tube and discarded fruit cans? Can such an antenna really work? Well, that depends on who you ask… The best answers are probably found by reading rather than wiring. As Don Lancaster always says, an hour of reading equals a month in the lab!

Here are a few sources to get you started:

http://www.rexresearch.com/harteh/harteh.htm

http://www.eh-antenna.com/library/EH_ANTENNA_FOR_HAMS.pdf

http://www.eham.net/articles/3586

http://www.w8ji.com/e-h_antenna.htm

http://www.rexresearch.com/xfldant/xfldant.htm

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