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Re: Topband: GAP Vertical Question

To: Tom W8JI <w8ji@w8ji.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: GAP Vertical Question
From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:13:38 -0800
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On 12/16/2012 8:31 AM, Tom W8JI wrote:

You likely had an antenna with 1/2 wave of wire spooled up on a short
fiberglass rod, which would never behave like a half-wave.

You are exactly right.  Unfortunately, this myth dies hard.
A few years ago a ham magazine had a article about a 160
meter vertical that utilized a half wave of wire helically
wound on plastic tubing a few dozen feet high.

Rick N6RK
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