john doe wrote:
Is it possible to cancel the capacitive reactance of the antenna by placing
an inductor in series with the radiator??

That's exactly what happens with the 5/8WL vertical and
base coil.

coil 5/8 WL
GND---/////////--------------------------------------
^
|
50 ohm tap

The coil and 5/8 WL whip form a series-resonant circuit.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


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