[TowerTalk] SteppIR 40/30 and loading

[Joe Subich, K4IK]

> So the subject is current across the loading coil in a quarter 
> wave or 90 deg. radiator or element. Once we master and agree 
> on that, if possible, implement it in modeling software, then 
> the sky and wire is the limit.

There isn't (or should not be) much disagreement about the current 
in a coil.  Quite simply, unless there is a significant loss - 
either I^2R or radiation - the current into and out of a coil must 
be the same.  After all, a coil is a passive device and can neither 
create energy (increase current) or destroy energy (make current 
"disappear").  

Your real effort should be to develop a model that will adequately 
explain the loss and/or radiation.  

73, 

   ... Joe, K4IK