It has always been my understanding that the definition of an resonant antenna
is when the current wave is zero at both ends of the antenna. This means the
current loop or maximum will occur at the center of the antenna. Operating the
antenna in a non-resonate condition only moves the current loop to a different
position on the antenna itself. This has nothing to do with how well the
antenna radiates. A resonate antenna only other advantage is the ability to
easily feed power to it directly as its terminal impedance approaches the
output impedance of the transmitter. - 73's - Corn - k4own
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