>Question - the discussion so far would seem to apply to,say,
>the ends of an 80 meter dipole being used on 80.
>Would it also apply to the trap area of an 80 meter dipole that
>had 40 meter traps and was being used on 40 meters?
>
>Frank
>W2FCA
Yes, but bear in mind that:
(1) a trap is generally lossier than an end-insulator, and the equivalent
parallel conductance of the trap can load down and reduce the voltage at
the hot side of the trap;
(2) even a lossless trap has finite reactance at any frequency but its
dead-center resonant frequency, and the nonzero susceptance also loads down
and reduces the voltage at the hot side of the trap; and
(3) the finite size of the trap provides capacitance to "infinity" that
loads down and reduces the voltage at the hot side of the trap.
-Chuck W1HIS
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