On 12/16/2012 8:31 AM, Tom W8JI wrote:
You likely had an antenna with 1/2 wave of wire spooled up on a short fiberglass rod, which would never behave like a half-wave.
You are exactly right. Unfortunately, this myth dies hard. A few years ago a ham magazine had a article about a 160 meter vertical that utilized a half wave of wire helically wound on plastic tubing a few dozen feet high. Rick N6RK _______________________________________________ Topband reflector - [email protected]
