Sorry Mal,I cant agree that the small ant "is but a long wire etc" if this is meant to imply that it is anything other than a short 9m high vertical with top loading,which will have the same omni-dir
LAWRENCE MAYHEAD wrote: Sorry Mal,I cant agree that the small ant "is but a long wire etc How would you describe a long wire??? I would say a long wire antenna that amateurs use is a random piece of
Hi Mal, Isn't an antenna which fits your restricted definition of an inverted L, better described as a top loaded vertical? 'Inverted L' is surely just a pictorial description and not restricted to a
Wether a wire is "long" or not must be related to the wavelength.In the case of 136Khz, 50M certainly isnt long! My point however is that the "small ant" at Puckeridge can only be described as a vert
<< My point however is that the "small ant" at Puckeridge can only be described as a vertical with top loading,and that it will radiate as such and in no other way. >> How can it _not_ radiate some o