On 8/22/2012 7:47 PM, amdx wrote:
resonant antenna [′res·ən·ənt an ′ten·ə]
(electromagnetism)
An antenna for which there is a sharp peak in the power radiated or
intercepted by the antenna at a certain frequency,

This is not correct.

at which electric
currents in the antenna form a standing-wave pattern.

The standing waves will exist whether resonant or not.

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I thought a resonant antenna was resistive without any reactance.
Mikek

It is resistive *at the feedpoint* when properly made.

John