On Wed, 20 Oct 2004 04:49:52 GMT, "
wrote:

Actually I modelled the coil to
real world dimensions
with a NEC program with copious segments that supplied current levels at
multiple points
around each turn to get my answers which this thread now suggests that NEC
answers could me incorrect
thus I am following the thread but not partaking in it.

Hi Art,

Read the thread where it is correctly described and stick with a
winner. After all, the difference between the point inductor, and the
helical one offers barely half a dB difference in the outcome. No one
here could possibly measure that spread accurately (about the quarter
of the width of an S-Meter's needle).

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC