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Old October 22nd 14, 08:44 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna,uk.radio.amateur
Jeefaw K. Effkay Jeefaw K. Effkay is offline
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Default The inefficiency of short antennae compared to long antennae,as previously discussed.

On 22/10/2014 19:09, gareth wrote:

Some will be radiated, but in a short antenna, much less than with a
long antenna. That which is not radiated will reflect, or bounce off the
end and arrive back at the feed point.


How might you modify that statement to deal with a situation where the
"short antenna" is a quarterwave GP, and the long antenna is a
three-quarterwave GP?