> Question - the discussion so far would seem to apply to,say,
> the ends of an 80 meter dipole being used on 80.
> Would it also apply to the trap area of an 80 meter dipole that
> had 40 meter traps and was being used on 40 meters?
The trap becomes a "leaky insulator", the voltage is reduced
somewhat and the feedpoint resistance is increased by that
change.
One trap I measured has an Rp of about 200,000 ohms.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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