Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> I wonder if anyone has considered building Breakall et al's design for a
> massively shortened vertical antenna - 0.05 wavelengths, according to
> the technical paper at
> http://www.kintronic.com/resources/technicalPapers/2.pdf. I originally
This idea has never made sense to me. Because of symmetry, the
voltages and currents of the four elements should be identical.
Therefore, I should be able to connect the bottom ends of the
elements together without affecting anything. Similarly, I should
be able to connect the tops of the elements (at the bends)
together. Having done this, I now have a top loaded cage vertical.
It may indeed work, and it may indeed compare favorably to a 1/4
wave vertical. However, there is nothing new here. Am I
missing something?
Rick N6RK
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