In article . net, "Dan/W4NTI"
w4nti@get rid of this mindspring.com writes:

I hate to break it to you fine folks....But.....there is no such thing as a
1/4 wave DIPOLE.

Incorrect. The word "dipole" refers to anything with two elements and a
polarity. [a "monopole" is a single element with no polarity]

A dipole ANTENNA refers to a wire type having two elements of wires,
balanced-fed from the center with RF voltage in opposition.

The length of this dipole antenna may be ANY length, from near-infinitesimal
(fractional wavelength) to many wavelengths.

The radiation pattern of the dipole antenna will vary based on many factors:
length relative to wavelength, distance above ground or other imperfect
conductor being the two most affecting patterns.

LHA