"Roy Lewallen" wrote in message
treetonline...


Actually, the active loop is the outside of the shield, and the gap is
the feedpoint. Shielded loops have been discussed at great length on
this newsgroup (not because they're complicated, but because they're
impossible to understand until a person is willing to let go of some
common misconceptions). Anyone interested in these can find the previous
postings via a search at groups.google.com.

Well, that blows my thinking to pieces. Back to the drawing board.