Ted wrote:
I'm afraid we need a schematic. Is this correct?

20ft 20ft
+-------------------resistor------------+ |

connected connected

+-------------------FP------------------+

OK, close to a T2FD. Here are the formulas for such an antenna.

http://www.hard-core-dx.com/nordicdx.../t2design.html

Looks like yours would be resonant around 8.2 MHz.
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73, Cecil, http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp