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Old December 27th 03, 04:22 PM
Paul Burridge
 
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On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 07:09:24 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
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You can try matching the output impedance by sqeezing the box harder. How
many ohms is your hand + arm + torso + legs to ground?


For helicals of other dimensions download program HELICAL3 from website
below.


What do I use for a ground plane?


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YOU plus the box constitute the groundplane. Otherwise, for example, with a
set of 4 1/4-wave radials you won't be handheld.


Thanks Reg! You're a diamond.
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