"aunwin" wrote in message news:Zf92c.186983$uV3.785337@attbi_s51...
Yup, Richard you got me fair and square. I really thought
that this discussion was going to be fruitful and pushed aside all past
history. Just shows how dumb I am..But then I am sure I will not be the last
one to be taken in.
You really executed the situation well
Art

Why do you consider it non-fruitful? Because the answers didn't fit
the "program"? Seems to me, he answered all your questions quite
plainly and without obvious error. BTW, I DO consider a matching
device to be part of the antenna, if one is required. Go buy a
storebought yagi, 1/2 vertical, etc, etc.. All will include the
matching device as part of the deal. I've never seen any charge extra.
I've built many base fed 1/2 waves. All including a matching device as
part of the antenna. No, it's not the radiating element, but I still
consider it part of the antenna. Without it, you have a non fuctioning
piece of metal if you want to feed it with a 50 ohm radio, and
feedline. MK