[RFI] Old wives tail, or true?

[Joe]

Correct Jim!

This is an old trick for those that have zero room for a 160 meter 
antenna. We often did this and loaded the whole shebang to be able to 
get on 160.

Joe WB9SBD

On 4/8/2021 12:36 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 4/7/2021 7:38 PM, Dave Cole wrote:
>> Is this true, and if so, why?
>
> No. With the shield disconnected, the antenna is different -- if 
> there's an effective choke at the top, it's now a long wire ending at 
> the choke, because the shield and the center are capacity-coupled 
> together. And if there's no choke at the top, it's a top-loaded long 
> wire.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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