Here are the results of the experiment: 1.) Dipole was made with #10 bare copper wire each side 12.0" long. 2.) Disks are 2.02" diameter x 0.01: thick copper with hole in center for #10 wire. 3.) 8ft
Sounds reasonable. But it doesn't show that current flows through the center of the disk. There are capacitive paths between the wire on each side and the disk surface that provides a shorter path th
The current is taking many paths across the surface of the disc to get to the other side. Not sure what this means, but if you used a strip to reduce the number of paths, that might demonstrate somet
Yikes! I have received several personal comments since I posted the results. I guess some folks don't want to comment publicly. I did the test since the arguments being made weren't proving anything.
Hi Larry, Could you repeat your experiment with a subtle change: don't drill a hole through the discs but solder/connect the wire on both sides ? I think it will change your results. Carel. --Origina
One suggestion just to make it interesting...Do as before, but then move the disks out to about 75 or 80% of the wire length from the feed point and run the test again. I'm finding this discourse qui
Darn, I just finished cleaning up the experiment and it is now in the trash. I didn't think there were any follow up test to do. I did the test at 33% and 66% of the distance from the center and am q
Thanks for all the work, Larry It's nice to see some real testing done on some of these groups. 73 Roger (K8RI) _______________________________________________ Amps mailing list Amps@contesting.com h
That's a pitty Larry :-) Reason for asking is that (maybe you have seen my post) I did basically the same experiment. However, with opposite result! Only difference I can see is that I didn't had a t
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: REPLY: No, there is a major difference. Look carefully at Larry's #3 and #4. There he allows for the added capacitance from the disks. Your experiment did not. With your disk so clo