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Date: Sat, 21 Aug 1999 09:32:50 -0400
From: "Andre' Kesteloot" <akestelo@bellatlantic.net>
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Subject: Re: LF: Multiple tuned vertical
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Hello Chris,
A mathematical (and practical) treatment of Multiple Tuning for vertical antennas can be found in:

    Radio Antenna Engineering
    by Edmund Laport McGraw Hill NY 1952
    pp. 38-43

This book is obviously out of print, but I could send you photocopies of the relevant pages.
73
Andre' N4ICK
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Christer Andersson wrote:

> I would like to hear if anyone have tested the Multiple Tuned Vertical in some form.
> I have understood that the antenna transforms the feed impedance with a factor equal to the square of the number of wires used. E.g.10 wires would raise the feed impedance about 100 times.
> I'm just rebuilding my LF-station and this antenna looks very interesting. However, not much information has been found in my litterature. Links or articles would be much appreciated.
> 73,
> Christer / sm6pxj