[Antennaware] Modelling transmission lines.

[K4SB]

"Guy Olinger, K2AV" wrote:
> Many antenna programs have a method for placing a simple transmission
> line in the model.
> 
> EZNEC, for instance will allow you to define a very short wire (like
> one inch) place it just about anywhere at a distance from the antenna
> wire parts, and define a transmission line (including substituting a
> specified length for the actual distance). You then place a source on
> the short wire and you can run impedances on it. Great for coming up
> with tuned feeder multiband solutions.
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Have to agreeably disagree with Guy on this one. EZNEC does NOT like
closely spaced lines according to the documentation, and segmentation
on a 1" line at 160 meters would just not be reliable.

One of the big problems with the NEC-2 engine, and I wish I had the
answer.

73
Ed