[TowerTalk] Why did adding a radial make the input Z of my inverted L go ...

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In a message dated 3/19/04 5:20:14 AM Eastern Standard Time, jimsmith at shaw.ca 
writes:
>>I was planning on making the antenna slightly long and putting a 
variable C in series so I could resonate the antenna anywhere in the 
band.  Maybe even motorize it.  From what you say, maybe the MkV tuner 
will be good enough.<<


That is good way to get more out of loaded (or mobile) antenna. I would 
prefer to use the series capacitor at the antenna and you should try it first. 
Allows to tune the antenna within the band and gets more current in the vertical 
part of radiator. Tuning it at the rig end complicates things, extra loses, 
weird voltages. 

73 GL  Yuri, K3BU.us