Dan, K6MHE wrote:
"So according to you, as an example, a resonate 14 or 1/2 monopole will
extract more energy than a non-resonate 5/8 monopole."

A 5/8-wavelength monopole has a directive gain over a 1/4-wavelength
self-resonant monopole.

However, the 5/8-wavelength monopole must be resonated externally to
remove its reactance to take advantage of its extended length so that
the volts per meter it is exposed to can make a large current flow in
the antenna.

Best regards, Richard Harrison, KB5WZI

Richard Harrison wrote:
However, the 5/8-wavelength monopole must be resonated externally to
remove its reactance to take advantage of its extended length so that
the volts per meter it is exposed to can make a large current flow in
the antenna.

In other words, the linear system transfers the most energy when the
source (the antenna) is matched to the load (the receiver). It cannot
transfer more than 1/2 the energy, but it can transfer less.

It is conceivable that a receiver's input impedance could be optimized
to the feedpoint impedance of a 5/8WL monopole but I don't know of any
receiver like that.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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