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ABOUT 1R6 1 AND JUST GOING WITH IT.  YOULL HEAR AND BE HEARD ACROSS YOUR
FAVORITE BANDS.  PENNANT ANTENNAS WHY CANT I FIND A PENNANT ANTENNA DESIGN
OPTIMIZED FOR 40 METERS?  HAVE FOUND DESIGNS FOR 160 AND 80 METERS, BUT NOT
FOR 40 METERS.  A THE PENNANT ANTENNA BELONGS TO A GROUP OF NON RESONANT
ANTENNAS, LIKE THE BEVERAGE AND FLAG ANTENNAS, AND AS SUCH, THEY HAVE HIGH
DIRECTIVITY, LOW GAIN, AND VERY LOW NOISE.  IN FORM, THEYRE PART OF THE SET
OF WAVE ANTENNAS, SUCH AS THE OPEN V AND THE RHOMBIC.  THEY WERE DEVELOPED
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