What is a T2FD antenna?

What is a T2FD antenna?

The terminated. tilted, folded dipole (T2FD) is a little known antenna that performs excellently. Compact in size compared to a half­wave dipole (approx. 67 feet long at 60 meters), the T2FD provides signal gain, wide frequency coverage, and exceptionally low noise characteristics.

What type of wire is used in my T2FD?

My current T2FD has been in use for over 1­1/2 years, and was built with 14 gauge stranded, cold­drawn copper­wire. The spacers or spreader bars ean be fashioned from 5/8″ (minimum) diameter wood dowels, or even acrylic rod if available.

What is the difference between a half wave dipole and T2FD?

Compact in size compared to a half­wave dipole (approx. 67 feet long at 60 meters), the T2FD provides signal gain, wide frequency coverage, and exceptionally low noise characteristics. An early discussion of the T2FD appeared in the June 1949 issue of QST, a popular magazine for radio amateurs.

Do I need A balun for a T2FD antenna?

For a T2FD antenna, a balun is necessary, (and NOT an unun.) The noise performance of the balun is superior to the unun, since common mode noise, (for example, radiating from the high current magnetics driving a local television/computer CRT,) will tend to cancel since they are common to both legs of the T2FD.

tilted, folded dipole (T2FD) is a little known antenna that performs excellently. Compact in size compared to a half­wave dipole (approx. 67 feet long at 60 meters), the T2FD provides signal gain, wide frequency coverage, and exceptionally low noise characteristics.

How well does the HS4 T2FD antenna work?

It performs reasonably well over a broad frequency range, without marked dead spots in terms of either frequency, direction, or angle of radiation above the horizon. The T2FD antenna is a classical antenna in our series of HS4 Legendary Multiband Wire Antennas.

What is the difference between a T2FD and a rhombic antenna?

However, the T2FD performs well in a modest amount of space, while a rhombic antenna can be immense ­ virtually impractical ­ at all but the highest SWBC bands.

How good is the T2FD for shortwave reception?

My experience has shownthe T2FD to be a fine performer when only a single shortwave receiving antenna can be erected, due to its wideband nature. It also has the advantage of electrical noise rejection (to a degree) compared to a random wire or even a dipole.