Bill Turner wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
Make the "dipole" multiple wavelengths long. The major lobes will move
toward the ends of the "dipole". (I say "dipole" because it is then
actually electrically a polypole.)

Doesn't the word dipole just mean there are two halves of opposite
polarity? How do you figure "polypole" just because of multiple
wavelengths?

A *physical* dipole is two halves of opposite polarity.
An *electrical* dipole has two major radiation lobes. A multi-
wavelength physical dipole has more than two major radiation
lobes and is therefore not electrically a "dipole". It's
splitting hairs but I try to differentiate between the two
meanings by including the proper adjective.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp



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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Bill Turner wrote:
Cecil Moore wrote:
Make the "dipole" multiple wavelengths long. The major lobes will move
toward the ends of the "dipole". (I say "dipole" because it is then
actually electrically a polypole.)

Doesn't the word dipole just mean there are two halves of opposite
polarity? How do you figure "polypole" just because of multiple
wavelengths?

A *physical* dipole is two halves of opposite polarity.
An *electrical* dipole has two major radiation lobes. A multi-
wavelength physical dipole has more than two major radiation
lobes and is therefore not electrically a "dipole". It's
splitting hairs but I try to differentiate between the two
meanings by including the proper adjective.

don't worry about cecil, he just loves splitting hairs and using adjectives
that no one else would even think of applying. just give him a few more
messages and he'll be spouting on about some kind of reflection polymatrix
in his polypole or some such stuff... all when all the originator of the
thread wanted to know is if his dipole would work.

YES! it will work, stop reading this drivel and get on the air!