And one should never rely on a single source of information unless it has
been well vetted. That is something that wont happen on Antennex but there
are enough qualified people on Eham and here to seperate truth and
fiction.
Unfortunately that isn't true.
The number of people viewing something one way with unscientific methods (my
xxx worked great and made more contacts than any other xxx I had) another
never determines what answer is accurate.
Often the most repeated and simple answers, or emotional answers, are more
often accepted.
How something works is never settled by popular vote or argument, or by
blind faith. It is settled by known physics and measurement.
In this case anyone building an antenna from twin lead and writing an
article could (or should) have taken the time to actually measure a folded
dipole. had they done that, they would find resonant frequency does not
change a measurable amount when the dipole goes from regular dipole mode to
folded dipole mode. This clearly means the velocity factor is not a
measurable factor in the system and shorts are not needed, because there is
no resonance shift when operating folded or parallel modes.
The real problem is we have data based on assumptions or feelings without
verification.
73 Tom
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