Return-Path: Received: from rly-da05.mx.aol.com (rly-da05.mail.aol.com [172.19.129.79]) by air-da07.mail.aol.com (v123.3) with ESMTP id MAILINDA073-a6e49a6f8442a1; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:15:05 -0500 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by rly-da05.mx.aol.com (v123.3) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINDA056-a6e49a6f8442a1; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:15:02 -0500 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1Lcmco-0000Ou-9V for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:14:30 +0000 Received: from [83.244.159.144] (helo=relay3.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1Lcmcn-0000Ol-R9 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:14:29 +0000 Received: from vms173003pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.3]) by relay3.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Lcmcm-0006pR-7o for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:14:29 +0000 Received: from DR2 ([71.184.212.10]) by vms173003.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 6.3-7.04 (built Sep 26 2008; 32bit)) with ESMTPA id <0KFO00BDFW7HTG0F@vms173003.mailsrvcs.net> for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Thu, 26 Feb 2009 14:14:06 -0600 (CST) Message-id: <78D52D47AB424429999C2AD1F7233469@DR2> From: "dave.riley3" To: References: <4A11BD1B67394BDD9B3001D8F176B76F@DR2> <006d01c99846$4af8ecd0$0301a8c0@mal769a60aa920> Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:14:03 -0500 MIME-version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-Spam-Score: 3.4 (+++) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK=3.36 Subject: LF: Re: Re: Re: LF Antennas - back to basics Content-type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=response 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=1.6 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK 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 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 I consider the 65' vertical portion as the net effective radiator... The two nearly horizontal wires are merely matching wires and radiation from them are near straight up and down, just my mental picture... Sure is quiet and only takes one vacuum variable to tune... No other matching or lossy loading... Dave >> ref: http://www.radiocom.net/600M/LOOP109.jpg >>