On 29 Nov 2006 05:36:12 -0800, "Denny" wrote:

Hey John... Glad to see you are still experimenting with the
vertical...
One answer is that you are shunt feeding a vertical monopole near it's
third harmonic tapped at about 1/8 wave above ground... Depending upon
shunt spacing and the diameter ratios it looks like you found the magic
spot for that frequency to transform to nearly a 1:1 match...
As one fella said to me long ago, I would rather be lucky than good,
any day...

denny - k8do
Stumbling across that condition has added to my confusion!

My dumb questions should show that the 28 foot stick still has lots to
teach me. I am beginning to get a little impatient to move on to a
permanent radial system and a taller antenna. Shunt feeding would
simplify lightning protection and physical mounting considerations of
a taller stick.

John Ferrell W8CCW