Why use a Terminated Folded Dipole antenna?
1. Bandwidth: The B-Square Engineering Terminated Folded Dipole provides complete coverage of any frequency from 1.8 MHz to 30 MHz without any gaps in coverage and without the use of a tuner. VSWR remains below 2:1 throughout the range of 160M to 10M. 2. Ease of installation: The B-Square Engineering version of the Terminated Folded Dipole is 122 feet long. Although performance can be enhanced at high mounting heights, it performs well at heights as low as fifteen feet. If you have the means to install an eighty meter dipole, thirty feet high, this antenna will replace it neatly. String it up with a 50 ohm feed-line and start talking. Its great for field day activities or for those of us that live in town and are unable to hang an antenna sixty feet up. 3. Foolproof tuning: Have you ever jumped bands to chase rare DX, only to find your antenna is tuned to the wrong band. With the terminated folded dipole you can switch bands as fast as you can change the frequency on you transceiver. T
