Meandering Antenna
Wim, PA3DJS wrote:
"The zig/zag pieces do, however, not contribute to the far field
radiation."
My take is slightly different. The complete antenna can be considered as
made up of infinitely small pieces, each of which contributes to a
wector sum at a distant point in the far field depending on the current
in the tiny segment and its position.
Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI
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