Topband: electrical wavelength

Tom W8JI w8ji at w8ji.com
Mon Sep 10 12:57:25 EDT 2012


> Let's do some quick math.... 234/1.82=128.57 gives us the length in feet 
> of a quarter wave at 1.820 mHz.

That's not correct. The number is 245.8926/F, which is rounded to 246/F.

A quarter wave in freespace is 245.8926/1.82 =  ~135.1 feet, not 128.57

234/F is a long way off. 



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