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Old June 20th 06, 11:39 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
John Popelish
 
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Default 5/8 wave for 20 meters

Cecil Moore wrote:
John Popelish wrote:

(snip)
I don't understand how this would work.



Now that you mention it, neither do I. I just copied it from
the 1993 ARRL Handbook, Fig. 3, on page 14-4. I do know how it
works when feeding a balanced antenna. Let me redraw it with
one that I know works.

*******************+ +******************** choke
| +=================================
1/4WL +--------------------------------- coax
| +=================================
*******************+ +******************** choke


That is what i was trying to describe, and makes sense to me.
Thanks for drawing it.