"Cecil Moore" wrote
The characteristic impedance of a horizontal dipole is
~constant. Since a dipole is a standing wave antenna,
the voltage to current ratio varies along its length.
That varying impedance (V/I) is NOT the characteristic
impedance which is relatively constant for a horizontal
wire.
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73, Cecil http://www.w5dxp.com


Cecil,
How do we apply (calculate char. imp.) the above to say, full wave (quad)
loop or vertical monopole?

Yuri, K3BU