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September 13th 03, 08:25 PM

(Jeffrey Herman) wrote in message ...
Bob Brock wrote:
If you can't accept the fact that people build, sell, and buy 1/4 wave
dipoles for use in UHF, get over it. Just don't try to make stuff up
and post it.

Again, by definition "dipole" means two current or voltage poles; it
does not refer to the number of elements of the antenna.

You can't have two (di-) current or voltage poles in just a 1/4-wave
segment. Calling it such doesn't make it so. It takes a 1/2-wavelength
for two (di-) such poles to appear.

Jeff KH6O

Hmmm. Wonder why earth or radials are necessary for 1/4 wave
antennas? And if the earth is already a dipole...