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Old October 2nd 07, 03:21 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
Jim Kelley Jim Kelley is offline
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Default "Quarter wave ground mounted radials are a waste of wire."

On Oct 1, 9:09 pm, Cecil Moore wrote:
Jim Kelley wrote:
In a DC circuit, the
current is the same throughout the circuit.


That's true only for a simple series circuit. And it's true for RF as
well.


A foot of wire with reflections at one GHz has
the same current throughout the circuit?
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com


A simple series circuit can be expected to behave as a simple series
circuit. Other circuits can be expected to behave differently. Which
do you think applies?

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