In a message dated 11/2/01 9:56:21 AM Eastern Standard Time, aa4lr@arrl.net
writes:
>
> I don't mean to disagree with Tom, whom I have the highest respect for,
> but the math doesn't quite work out.
>
> If you have 1/4 wl radials, you create a circle or radius 1/4 wl, with a
> perimeter of pi/2 wl. (eg 2 pi r )
>
> Now, pi/2 wl divided by 50 is pi/100 -- which is 0.0314159..., and pi/2
> wl divided by 60 is pi/120 -- which is 0.02618. Close, but not quite
> 0.025.
Simple,
Tom is (always) right, you are using wrong Pi(e :-)
Yuri
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