Nope - the current will be much higher in an electrically short antenna.
What matters is not its high reactance - that will get tuned out by the
matching circuitry - but the low radiation resistance where the power is
being dissipated. If you don't believe it, just picture how much current
is flowing in a small magnetic loop antenna or a mobile whip.
73,
Steve G3TXQ
Martin Ewing wrote:
> This all assumes you're talking about a full size dipole. If your antenna
> is more like a short whip, the current in the wire is much less, since it is
> a high impedance antenna. Then, your problem is in the antenna
> tuner/coupler and ground system, where there could be high losses.
>
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