N2EY wrote:
The W5GI antenna seems to be a variation on the Lattin theme.

He says nobody has been able to model or explain why the
antenna works. KA8NCR over on qrz.com says it's lossy
on receive compared to a resonant dipole and about the
same as a trap dipole. I think this is the thread:

http://www.qrz.com/cgi-bin/ikonboard...=6015 8;st=10

Looking at the W5GI antenna, it would seem that reflections
from the ends of the antenna would flow towards the feedpoint
on the coax braid due to skin effect and encounter an open
circuit. If one sent a TDR pulse toward the end of the antenna
from the feedpoint, what do you suppose one would see coming
back?
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp