Thread: Which is better: 5/8 wave vertical or J pole?
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Old November 14th 10, 03:08 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Which is better: 5/8 wave vertical or J pole?
On Sun, 14 Nov 2010 05:36:40 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Nov 13, 10:21*pm, JIMMIE wrote:
On Nov 13, 9:11*pm, "Peter" wrote:



Why do you call it a 1/8 wave loading coil?
{snip}

It's like matching a yagi.. I don't alter the element
lengths of a yagi to get a batter match. I use the
appropriate matching scheme, and leave the elements
the length they were designed to be for the gain/fb
the antenna was designed to produce.






This is a great thread! Cooperative discussions like this are way too
rare!

As a humble student of the Art, I have come to consider each antenna
as belonging to either a Resonant or a Non-Resonant classification.

While there is no "best solution" to most antenna configurations,
understanding the decisions you make and utilizing the available
resources make a big difference in the outcome.

I hope you guys can keep the thread going for a while, you are
answering questions that I have been unable to ask!


John Ferrell W8CCW
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