ANTENNAS FOR 100 POUND DXPEDITIONS
Force-12 Sigma-5 on 17m
Force-12 Sigma-5 on 17m
Figure 58 Force-12 Sigma-5 on 17m over good ground This is the same antenna configuration over poor ground. Again, the effect of a lossy ground in the near field degrades gain by nearly a dB.
Force-12 Sigma-5 on 17m
Force-12 Sigma-5 on 17m
Figure 59 Force-12 Sigma-5 on 17m over poor ground 6.6
Force-12 Sigma-5 on 20 meters Twenty meters is the lowest band for the Force-12 Sigma-5. The loading for this band is shown below.
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