Tom Ring wrote:snip
Tom
What you say it should be is guided by conventional teachings and my
designs are not conventional. Per conventional teachings it would be
snip
Art

Ok. So what have you changed from a standard helical design that makes
it "not conventional" ?

Your original description sounded pretty much like a stock 1m band
helical, so if you've done something to pull it down 160:1 in frequency,
I'd love to hear what it is. It must be simple and obvious, because you
didn't mention it in your post.

tom
K0TAR

Oh, I forgot.

Art, you need to google for "axial mode".

tom
K0TAR