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Old November 4th 04, 08:57 PM
Cecil Moore
 
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Richard Clark wrote:
The drivepoint Z is NOT the
"radiation resistance" irrespective of loading transformation. You
can build a very small radiator, load it to resonance and it offers
extremely poor efficiency.


The ARRL Antenna Book says the feedpoint impedance of an
8 foot center-loaded mobile antenna on 80m is 22 ohms
while the radiation resistance is 0.8 ohms.
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73, Cecil, W5DXP