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Old April 26th 04, 02:09 PM
John
 
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"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
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Those impedances seem pretty low for a folded monopole, unless the
conductor diameter is large.

When modeling two parallel wires like a folded monopole or dipole with
any NEC-2 based program, it's essential that the segment junctions be
aligned. For the folded dipole or monopole, simply make the wires the
same lengths and give them the same number of segments.

Roy Lewallen, W7EL



You are correct again. I had different numbers of segments of the parallel
wires. When the segments are about the same number, the terminal impedance
goes up. I am also trying to run as many segments as practical so the
accuracy is greatest.

John