X-GM-THRID: 1211450040689915199 X-Gmail-Labels: rsgb lf X-Gmail-Received: 5333e7e23d42953c55bbd9e94d974f42b60b2c2d Delivered-To: daveyxm@gmail.com Received: by 10.64.249.16 with SMTP id w16cs149836qbh; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:42:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.49.8.4 with SMTP id l4mr5258830nfi; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:42:36 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id l27si7549793nfa.2006.08.12.09.42.35; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 09:42:36 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: neutral (gmail.com: 193.82.116.20 is neither permitted nor denied by best guess record for domain of owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1GBwXn-0005hz-4b for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:41:03 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1GBwXm-0005hq-Pi for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:41:02 +0100 Received: from mk-smarthost-1.mail.uk.tiscali.com ([212.74.114.37]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.62) (envelope-from ) id 1GBwXi-0000yB-Rq for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:41:02 +0100 Received: from mk-smarthost-3.mail.uk.tiscali.com ([212.74.114.39]) by mk-smarthost-1.mail.uk.tiscali.com with ESMTP; 12 Aug 2006 17:40:51 +0100 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AQAAAE6g3USLBwIHBAoHBh0 Received: from 88-106-96-167.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com ([88.106.96.167]:2460 helo=tcs01) by mk-smarthost-3.mail.uk.tiscali.com with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1GBwXb-0004JN-09 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:40:51 +0000 From: "Gary - G4WGT" To: Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:41:55 +0100 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) In-Reply-To: <44DE0A2D.27594.1E88CF0@localhost> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Importance: Normal X-Spam-Score: 0.7 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,AWL=-1.035,DNS_FROM_RFC_ABUSE=0.374,DNS_FROM_RFC_POST=1.376 Subject: RE: LF: Re: antenna: how to get max. capacity Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false Status: O X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 5206 Hi Mike & LF, You wrote, 'but provide additional capacitance to ground at a low height, thus reducing the effective height' Thanks Mike, I now understand that the reduction of effective height is the reason. So single wire vertical feed & multi wire top is what I should aim for. 73 Gary - G4WGT.