[TowerTalk] Peak Voltage at the tips of ants ?

Pete Smith N4ZR pete.n4zr at gmail.com
Tue Oct 4 11:21:42 EDT 2022


I'd be interested in this.  I think the answer is fairly 
straightforward, depending on how far the end is (electrically) from the 
feedpoint, but specifics escape me.

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On 10/4/2022 11:07 AM, jim.thom jim.thom at telus.net wrote:
> Ok, simple question.  With 1.5 kw  (measured at feedpoint)  applied to the
> 50 ohm input  of the (full sized) dipole / yagi... what is the PEAK V at
> the tips ?   Assume 1:1 swr at the feedpoint.
>
> Same question, but ant is not full size, and may have various forms of
> loading schemes used.  (Say 50-80%) of full size.
>
>
> Ok, what about  a single, full size  1/4 wave vertical ?   Or a loaded
> vertical ?
>
>
> I can't find a straight answer anywhere.
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