Re: [RFI] Old wives tail, or true?

[Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>]

On 4/7/2021 7:38 PM, Dave Cole wrote:
> Is this true, and if so, why?
No. With the shield disconnected, the antenna is different -- if there's 
an effective choke at the top, it's now a long wire ending at the choke, 
because the shield and the center are capacity-coupled together. And if 
there's no choke at the top, it's a top-loaded long wire.
73, Jim K9YC
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