On Fri, 28 May 2004 08:20:11 -0500, Cecil Moore
wrote:

Bruno wrote:
I know that antennas can be "electrically lengthened" with coils, is
there no way to "electrically shorten" them perhaps with some sort of
matching transformer?

Unfortunately, a too-long vertical tends to send the radiation
up at a high angle. EZNEC sez a 6' vertical used on 151 MHz
will have a take-off-angle of about 38 degrees - not good for
vhf mobile.

RS makes a fiberglass CB whip. How about cutting one of those
to your desired length and drilling through the center conductor
at the proper 1/4WL point? Epoxy the hole? Paint the fiberglass
to make it look like metal?

Hi Bruno,

This is your best solution both for a correct length antenna and a
cosmetic appearance.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC