Calculated values for different installation cases
Example Feedpoint Apex Element Element Radiator C1 L1 C2 Tested Comment
height angle material length resonance
See Note3
1 29m 100deg 2.0mm cu 2x21.00m 3525kHz 134pF 17.3uH 488pF yes inverted V, OH1TV built
2 23m 100deg 1.6mm al 2x20.87m 3540kHz 120pF 18.7uH 488pF not yet inverted V
3 40m 180deg 1.6mm al 2x20.90m 3540kHz 120pF 19.0uH 460pF not yet straight wire dipole
4 40m 180deg 2.0mm cu 2x20.90m 3540kHz 150pF 15.8uH 470pF not yet straight wire dipole
5 28m 180deg 2.0mm cu 2x20.80m 3545kHz 150pF 15.85uH 440pF not yet straight wire dipole see SWR below
6 22m 180deg 2.0mm cu 2x20.60m 3515kHz 150pF 15.9uH 440pF not yet straight wire dipole see SWR below
7 18m 180deg 2.0mm cu 2x20.50m 3533kHz 150pF 15.8uH 460pF not yet straight wire dipole see SWR below
8 12m 180deg 2.0mm cu 2x20.47m 3520kHz 150pF 15.6uH 500pF not yet straight wire dipole see SWR below
9 20m hor loop 2.0mm cu 4x21.75m 3650kHz 150pF 17.1uH 290pF not yet horizontal loop, feed in corner see SWR below
10 15m hor loop 2.0mm cu 4x21.60m 3605kHz 150pF 16.9uH 320pF not yet horizontal loop, feed in corner see SWR below
Note1: If element wire ends are turned around (an insulator) and wrapped, this adds capacitance at the element end and lowers resonance frequency.
To compensate the error, both sides of the element shall be shortened. In practice 3-6cm
Note2: Coax cable connection in feedpoint is not ideal. Connecting cables introduce some inductance in series with the antenna and lowers
resonance frequency. Also this can be compensated by shortening the radiating wire. In practice 2-5cm shortening helps. 
Note3. Resonance measured at the 1m cable end
SWR in example 5, up 28m SWR in example 6, up 22m
SWR in example 7, up 18m SWR in example 8, up 12m
Example 9, horizontal loop up 20m Example 10, horizontal loop up 15m
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18.10.2010
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