[TowerTalk] Help in planning a new QTH

[Gary Schafer]

Joe Subich, K4IK wrote:

> Again, these antennas are "optimized" for 50 Ohm feed impedance 
> and F/B not gain.  Stop comparing apples and oranges ... look 
> at the large body of research and you will find gain climbs 
> significantly with lower feed impedance.  It's simple physics: 
> lower impedance => more current => more radiation => more 
> radiation => higher gain. 


Not quite the way it works. Just because the feed is lower impedance and 
current is higher does not equal more radiation.

Both current and voltage play a role in radiation.

73
Gary  K4FMX