On Oct 19, 6:52 am, "Richard Fry" wrote:
"art" wrote And "end effect" is the confusion created
at the top of the radiator

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Those wanting a more accurate description can find it here...

http://books.google.com/books?id=U-3...&dq=antenna+en...

RF

Thanks, Richard. I notice that article references King, I assume
Ronold W. P. King, who wrote some very nice qualitative explanations
of various linear and loop antennas in King, Mimno and Wing's
"Transmission Lines, Antennas and Waveguides."

There's also a nice explanation that I feel is quite accurate in
Joseph Boyer's "The Antenna--Transmission Line Analog," from Ham Radio
magazine, April and May 1977. I believe I have it somewhere as a PDF,
scanned from the article.

Cheers,
Tom