| To: | Tom W8JI <w8ji@w8ji.com> |
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| Subject: | Re: Topband: GAP Vertical Question |
| From: | "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com> |
| Date: | Sun, 16 Dec 2012 12:13:38 -0800 |
| List-post: | <topband@contesting.com">mailto:topband@contesting.com> |
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 _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com |
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