Well, "di" = two, so in that sense, "dipole" would not necessarly be
balanced--however, that is not what I expect when someone tells me they have
a "dipole."

Although, quite well granted, it qualifies (my groundplane ant is a
"dipole", but I think I would mislead if I stated that in some circles! (as
it does have a few extra "legs" on one side.) However, it (the radials)
could be viewed as one single conductor, in the sense a tophat might be a
sheet, or a set of multiple wires, or the bottom cone of a "discone"
composed of many "legs" as compared to one solid sheet of conductor...

Semantics: retarded person = mentally disabled = special needs =
handicapped, etc... don't ya just love it!

"Gound" at 1000 ft in the air is a counterpoise (body of an aircraft, most
likely what the neg lead of the power source is hooked to), could be one
long wire to ground too--most likely in need of "tuning" to function
optimally....

If I someone stuck a 1K resistor (or diode-anode towards +) between my
chasis of the radio and the negative lead (probably best to bypass it with a
cap at rf in question), the top of that 1K resistor (or cathode of diode) is
"real ground"--in the sense of "time" being real... they "ground" every
telephone pole now and then, because across distances "earth ground" is not
"equal ground."

If your point is that "ground" is relative--I know a guy who claimed that of
the whole universe....

That guys ground could well be the chasis (even though a 1k resistor!), or
the other side of coil with its center at "ground", or not... etc.

But, those two wires he described are two wires of equal length, so, suggest
themselves as a "conventional dipole", with nothing else to go on--I am
willing to accept that...

I have been wrong before, is so this time--I learn something...

Warmest regards,
John

"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
...
| So then a dipole with one leg 5 times as long as the other would be a
| "balanced" antenna. I see.
|
| Tell me, how is this "ground" "supplied"? What exactly is a "ground",
| say 50 feet up in the air?
|
| Roy Lewallen, W7EL
|
| John Smith wrote:
| . . .
| A balanced "supplies its own ground." A ground or "counterpoise" is NOT
| required for the ant to work against...
|
| Warmest regards,
| John