On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 21:39:16 GMT, Ron wrote:

Can someone explain how a transmission line starts radiating as the separation
between the center conductor and ground plane becomes greater and greater.
Assume you out start with a wire over an infinite copper ground plane that forms
a 50 ohm Zo transmission line. Then increase the distance between the wire and
the ground plane until the wire becomes an end fed antenna. What happens to
cause radiation to begin?

Ron

One of the pest explanations I know of can be found at:

http://home.iag.net/~w2du/Reflection...nProblem. pdf

73
Danny, K6MHE