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Old March 12th 06, 02:21 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Cecil Moore
 
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Default Radiation Resistance

Roy Lewallen wrote:

C = 160 * pi^2 ~ 1579.

This is exactly 4 times the radiation resistance of a short dipole with
linear current distribution (i.e., one without a top hat), since the
average current is twice the amount for the same radiated power.


Since the resistance is inversely proportional to the current,
shouldn't you have divided by 4 instead of multiplying by 4?
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