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748 I n d e x<br />

covenants, restrictive (CC&Rs), 363<br />

critical angle (α r ), 47<br />

critical frequency (f C ), 47, 70<br />

cubical quad beam antennas, 315–324<br />

Cunningham, Earl (deceased), Âex-ÂK6SE, 360<br />

current (I), 82<br />

current gain, 711<br />

direction, 82<br />

current source, 86<br />

current standing wave ratio (ISWR), 133–134<br />

current transformer RF wattmeters, 608–613<br />

cutoff frequency (f C in waveguide), 451,<br />

458–461<br />

cutoff frequency (f cutoff in dish), 482<br />

cycles per second, 11, 715<br />

D<br />

D layer of ionosphere, 52<br />

absorption, 64, 73<br />

dB (See decibels)<br />

dBd (decibels relative to a Âhalf-Âwave dipole),<br />

712<br />

dBi (decibels relative to isotropic), 712<br />

dBm (decibels relative to 1 milliwatt), 712<br />

dB/µv/m (decibels relative to 1 microvolt per<br />

meter), 712<br />

dead zone, 32<br />

decibels, 710–712<br />

DeForest, Lee, 3<br />

Dellinger fade, 57–58<br />

delta loop, 325–327<br />

delta match (See shunt feed)<br />

delta-Âmatch feed systems, 244–245<br />

depth wound loops, 345–346<br />

destructive interference, 28, 32<br />

Devoldere, John, ON4UN, 275, 314, 415<br />

diamond loop, 327<br />

dielectric constant (See permittivity)<br />

dielectric loss, 448<br />

dielectrics, 112–113<br />

diffraction, 22–26<br />

dip meter (or dip oscillator), 598–600<br />

dipole, 92–108, 175–181<br />

80-meter, used on 160, 421–423<br />

160-meter, 415–416<br />

balun feed, 196, 629–633, 636<br />

bandwidth, 177–178, 292<br />

bent dipole, 200, 202, 306–308, 316, 416,<br />

549–554<br />

dipole (Cont.):<br />

“bowtie” dipole, 196–197<br />

broadbanded, 193–197<br />

cage dipole, 197<br />

center-Âfed, 175–181<br />

construction (see wire antenna<br />

construction)<br />

current distribution, 96–97, 178–180<br />

current reversal every Âhalf-Âwavelength,<br />

104, 156, 194, 209<br />

directivity, 97<br />

doughnut Â(far-Âfield) pattern, 97–98,<br />

182–183<br />

feedpoint impedance and matching,<br />

107–108, 178–181, 289, 421–423<br />

folded dipole, 194–196<br />

feedpoint impedance Âstep-Âup<br />

ratio, 195<br />

gain over isotropic, 95–96, 97<br />

half-Âsloper, 368–369, 371<br />

half-Âwave, 175–205<br />

length, 176–177<br />

height vs. feedpoint impedance, 178–180,<br />

182–183<br />

height vs. radiation pattern, 164–171, 183<br />

hertzian, 92–96<br />

hidden and Âlimited-Âspace antennas,<br />

363–365, 368–373<br />

horizontal, 61, 176<br />

impedance, 96, 106<br />

length, 287–289<br />

length-Âto-Âdiameter ratio, 193–194<br />

limited-Âspace designs, 368–373<br />

loading coils, 198–201, 289–291<br />

losses, 107, 178, 291<br />

off-Âcenter-Âfed, 225–226<br />

ohmic (I 2 R) loss, 107<br />

polarization, 176<br />

radiation angle, 61<br />

radiation pattern, 182–183<br />

three-Âdimensional, 97–98, 182–183<br />

radiation resistance, 96, 107<br />

vs. height, 178–181<br />

resistance, 107<br />

resonance, 106, 177, 184–187<br />

rotatable, 287–291<br />

shortened Âcoil-Âloaded dipoles, 198–201,<br />

416<br />

bandwidth, 200<br />

efficiency, 198

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