It most likely also means whatever Jimmy is connecting the radials to is
probably not the actual antenna. This result just cannot be, if the
radial system were connected to the radiating element.
73 Art K6XT~~
Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.
On 12/1/2011 9:19 AM, topband-request@contesting.com wrote:
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:45:01 -0400
> From: Herb Schoenbohm<herbs@vitelcom.net>
> Subject: Re: Topband: experimenting with inverted L
> To:topband@contesting.com
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> Jimmy, Think of it this way...if the feed point resistance of your
> antenna is 12ohms, "a low VSWR across the band", and fed with a 50 ohm
> transmission line, you have the equivalent of putting a 40 ohm resistor
> from your antenna connection to ground. This is all wasted power except
> for a few percent that is radiated skyward.
>
>
> 73,
>
> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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