[TowerTalk] How Helically Wound Verticals Really Work (was : Vertical dipoles)

[Jim Brown]

On Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:53:07 -0700, David Gilbert wrote:

>Every time I ponder this it seems to me that capacitive end loading is 
>the better choice if proximity effects can be avoided.  ;)

YES! The problem, of course, is that you may need both, in which case I 
would use as much top loading as possible (multiple wires, longer) and add 
some inductance near the top of the vertical section if needed. This is my 
gut feeling, not based on modeling. 

73,

Jim K9YC