Looking at your text message on the elecraft board. About a half wave length ...here is a question for you. I'm going to put up a half wavelength of wire for the 5 mhz band. ..hyendfed can I use a quarter wave length of counter point as a radiator ground plane. .. The. ..G0MVP.
mjis...@btinternet.com Sent from Samsung Mobile <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Fred Moore <f...@fmeco.com> </div><div>Date:29/12/2016 13:04 (GMT+00:00) </div><div>To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net </div><div>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Small QRP antenna </div><div> </div>Don, Thank you very much, for pointing out a very common issue that gets mixed up into discussions. Your point is so valid the random wire always seems to get mixed into the 1/2 wave discussion for some reason.. and should never be mixed together. you are absolutely correct.. thanks again regards.. Fred On 12/29/16 12:33 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > Scott, > > If the radiator is not a half wave long, it is not a "half wave". > Yes, a random length wire may work, but please do not call a random > length a half wave - the length of a half wave is quite specific. > Similarly, a quarter wavelength is a specific length at a particular > frequency. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 12/28/2016 11:20 PM, K9MA wrote: >> The counterpoise for an end fed half wave (or multiple) really doesn't >> have to be anywhere near a quarter wave long. > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to f...@fmeco.com > -- Fred Moore email: f...@fmeco.com f...@safes.com phone: 321-217-8699 ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to mjis...@btinternet.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
