On 3/16/2025 6:53 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
I have been doing the opposite for decades. I shorten the vertical slightly
and use a hairpin coil to create a 50 ohm feedpoint. Is one method better
than the other?
Good question, John! I have no idea. But I think the answer might lie in
current distribution. We know, for example, that loading coils at a
low-Z point in the antenna reduce radiation efficiency because it's a
current maxima and inductors don't radiate.
73, Jim K9YC
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