On 4/28/20 9:35 PM, Wes wrote:
I agree with Dave. We had a similar discussion about this (using
monopoles) nearly 20 years ago in the rec.radio.amateur.antenna forum.
I wrote a little paper at the time; I see it's available at:
https://www.qsl.net/n7ws/Loaded_Antennas.pdf ; Of note is my reference #1.
Wes N7WS
I think, though, that the whole "short vertical" thing (typically in the
context of vehicle mounted antennas) is a much more extreme case than a
loaded 40m, where the elements are nearly full sized (46 ft vs 66 ft).
The radiation resistance of a 8 foot monopole for 7 MHz is a lot smaller
than the loaded 40m yagi element.
Loss resistance is going to be a much bigger factor for something with a
2 ohm radiation resistance than for something with a 20 or 50 ohm Rrad.
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