Tom Donaly wrote:
I'm not an engineer, so I don't have an engineering
comprehension level.

Tom, you probably read this posting and replied
before you read my posting saying, "Way to go, Tom".
You are the only person on the newsgroup who came
up with a valid result and I salute you for that.

Now replace the 600 ohm line with a bugcatcher coil
with Z0=4000 ohms and a VF of 0.02, add a Z0=350 ohm
10 degree stinger and you will understand how base-
loaded mobile antennas work.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com