radiators
Tom, W8ji apparently is an expert with antennas having lectured
at Dayton and has authored many technical articles around antennas,
states that radiators must be straight for maximum efficiency,
apparently
a break off from the standard ham statements of bigger is better as
well as more wire is better.
I have searched and searched for the reason why such a statement is
spread around as if it is has a factual or a mathematical statement to
back it up. For instance a quad radiator is not straight! Nor is a
loop or nor a helical as well as many others. At the same time it is
recognized that all is not understood about radiation and never has a
radiator been constructed that complies in its entirety with Maxwell.
I have untold books on antennas but none (not including ARRL stuff)
provide any sort of reason that this could be true.
Is anybody aware of a recognized author stating why this should be
considered true when current leaning is towards point radiation which
obviously seen as a break away statement..
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