Topband: GAP Vertical Question

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 12/16/2012 8:31 AM, Tom W8JI wrote:

> You likely had an antenna with 1/2 wave of wire spooled up on a short
> fiberglass rod, which would never behave like a half-wave.

You are exactly right.  Unfortunately, this myth dies hard.
A few years ago a ham magazine had a article about a 160
meter vertical that utilized a half wave of wire helically
wound on plastic tubing a few dozen feet high.

Rick N6RK