[TowerTalk] Different dipole design

[David Gilbert]

Agree, Jim.  I found modeling antennas with EZNEC to be a great way to 
learn about antennas.  I've learned more about how they work from 
looking at the current distributions along the wires/elements than I 
have from any other source.

Dave  AB7E



On 12/25/2024 9:03 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 12/25/2024 7:41 PM, W3AB via TowerTalk wrote:
>> I know K9YC, Jim and some others, will agree with me. If you wish to 
>> play with antennas, please make a purchase of the ARRL Antenna 
>> Handbook a primary consideration. Regardless of how you feel about 
>> the org.
>>
>> Read it cover to cover, making notes in the margins and dog-earing 
>> pages of importance. Put it where you can grab it easily for answers. 
>> You'll be happy you did.
>
> Absolutely, George. And some of the best advice I got from a friend 
> and fellow EE was to get seriously into antenna modeling as a learning 
> tool. I've always been serious about measurement of things I'm working 
> on, from my long retired career in pro audio, and in ham radio. It has 
> been my experience that if you feed NEC and accurate model, including 
> but not limited to soil conditions, it will give you very good 
> answers. But like much of life, it's also garbage in, garbage out. :)
>
> And when I do learn things, I often try to share them, by writing them 
> up in detail and doing talks at ham events.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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