To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Date: Mon, 04 May 1998 11:03:38 -0400
> If I have my voltages and currents right, a standard 1/4 wave vertical has
> its high current end near earth, while the GAP -- a vertical dipole -- has
> its high voltage end near the earth. Does that explain the inferior
> performance of the GAP?
One explaination is the lack of a good ground, another are coaxial
stubs used to multiband the antenna.
There isn't much worse than a coaxial stub used as a trap.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com
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