Not to belabor this (and we're stretching the limits of "towertalk" here)... FWIW, a quarter wave is not "short" in my view. I calculate (using the L << lambda approximation in Johnson's Antenna Engi
I have a novel idea, just put one up, and see if it works! 73 Chuck KI9A In a message dated 1/4/2009 5:05:12 P.M. Central Standard Time, martin.s.ewing@gmail.com writes: Not to belabor this (and we'r
good point.. I was thinking parallel, and you're right. Have to convert it to a parallel equivalent to determine the circulating current. Jim _______________________________________________ _________
I almost missed this as it was sent to "undisclosed recipients" which often gets flushed at the ISP. From a practical approach without going into all of the math and limitations, I've used ~132' (giv
Martin, I'm happy we can agree, and draw a line under this. I only joined the discussion to challenge your original statement that: "This all assumes you're talking about a full size dipole. If your