"Szczepan Bialek" wrote in message
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"Szczepan Bialek" wrote in message
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So with direct coax connection, one leg radiates and the other leg is
ground?

# Yes.

Would you be willing to touch the end of the "ground"/"radial" wire while
transmitting?

# The electron density changes periodically in the both legs (while
# transmitting).
# Are the voltages equal in the both legs?

But the question was: if the half of the antenna connected to the coax is
ground, would you be willing to touch the end of that half while RF power
is supplied to the center conductor connected half of the antenna?

That would be a good way of verifying your theory.

# It is not my theory. Somebody wrote:
# "H. Horizontal, unbalanced antennas, such as a long wire or random wire,
# need an RF Ground wire that should be 10-15% longer than the antenna wire
# itself. This is often called a counterpoise. The RF ground wire in this
case
# can be laid out in many ways, just so long as it does not cross over
itself
# to form a loop. Indoors, such wires are often run under carpets or along
# walls, out of windows, or anywhere else convenient. This wire will often
# have large RF voltages on it, so it should be kept away from people or
# insulated to prevent contact." From:
# http://www.sgcworld.com/radialstechnote.html

# Your "dipoles" are "horizontal, unbalanced antennas". The radial or
# counterpoise "should be kept away from people or insulated to prevent
# contact."

It appears that your reference above from SGC contradicts your single radial
assertion.

For a half wave antenna broken in the center, you claim that the half
connected to the coax braid is a radial.
If it is a radial, why does it have high voltage at the end, behaving like a
dipole?