[Amps] CB amp directly coupled via cap to antenna

[Bill, W6WRT]

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On Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:31:29 +0000, Ron Youvan
<ka4inm at tampabay.rr.com> wrote:

>   I was taught a resonant antenna is a tank circuit, antennas usually have some figure of "Q" over 
>1 and if some of it's capacitance is contributed by the plate to ground of a power tube I don't see 
>how the "Q" could be negated.  (we are assuming an end fed half wave {dipole} antenna)

REPLY:

Sounds reasonable. 

73, Bill W6WRT