In a message dated 8/4/01 9:05:45 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< As for antennas, contrary to popular belief, longer is not always better.
> Ehem...
> The whole idea to better reception is to match the wavelength of the signal
> you are tuning into with the length of the antenna. Anyways those coily
> things often seen on the bottom of the antenna or sometimes built into the
> base of the antenna are called loading coils. They help to keep the
physical
> length of the antenna short while electrically they look to be the same
> length to the radio waves floating around space. >>
Right on the money!
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