Re: [Elecraft] 33.25ft vertical with KXAT1 - Why did it work?

with KXAT1 - Why did it work? Hi. I was trying to build a field portable quick to install antenna and I really liked what I read about an end fed halfwave having a very low angle of radiation and only requiring a very short counterpoise however I remembered that the KXAT1 manual stated not to use

RE: [Elecraft] 33.25ft vertical with KXAT1 - Why did it work?

Martin VA3SIE wrote: I really liked what I read about an end fed halfwave having a very low angle of radiation and only requiring a very short counterpoise however I remembered that the KXAT1 manual stated not to use lengths near a halfwave as they would be outside the matching range. So... I

[Elecraft] 33.25ft vertical with KXAT1 - Why did it work?

Hi. I was trying to build a field portable quick to install antenna and I really liked what I read about an end fed halfwave having a very low angle of radiation and only requiring a very short counterpoise however I remembered that the KXAT1 manual stated not to use lengths near a halfwave as

Re: [Elecraft] 33.25ft vertical with KXAT1 - Why did it work?

Martin: Antennas work by witchcraft and magic. NEC is about as good a modeling program as you will find, but all antenna calculations are only a gross indication of expected performance. Actually, the problem is that the near field has extreme sensitivity to boundary conditions; these are