The popular End Fed Half Wave is all things to all men, but this article compares an End Fed Half Wave, Inverted L, and Half Wave Dipole with some common parameters:
- frequency: 7.1MHz;
- flat top length: 20m;
- Height above ‘average’ ground (σ=0.005, εr=13): 10m;
- lossless balun / matching device.
Key differences:
- ground connection: Inverted L = 2Ω, End Fed Half Wave = 100Ω; and
- effective common mode choke used on the dipole.
Above is the modelled gain for all three. Continue reading End Fed Half Wave / Inverted L / Half Wave Dipole