Long Wire direction question
 

Why do all hams fall for the same old bait of random length wire V x amount of wavelengths wire. Does it really matter, it's a wire antenna fed from the end. Why try and justify its length, name and how many wave lengths long the bloody thing is. If you are knowledgable to know the differance then you would probably of had one yourself. Just spit out the lengths you used on yours and how well did the bloody thing do. Mines 60ft long, 35ft high and no counterpoise, just 16ft of coax from a 9-1 unun. 15ft vertical and 45ft horizontal. It works great, with a rough 1500 mile radius.
2e0sir. 73s.

Long Wire direction question
 

On 07/04/2017 03:39 PM, wrote:
Why do all hams fall for the same old bait of random length wire V x amount of wavelengths wire. Does it really matter, it's a wire antenna fed from the end. Why try and justify its length, name and how many wave lengths long the bloody thing is.
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Why? Because a lot of hams are hobbyists, not theoreticians. That's
not particularly a problem except when hams provide theoretical
explanations that are inconsistent with electromagnetic theory, such as
the notion that one can transmit/receive an "E-field" as if it's
independent from the "H" field component of an electromagnetic wave (I'm
assuming far-field here.). And then there's that constant reference to
a "magnetic loop" antenna as if to imply there must also be an "electric
loop" antenna. Sincerely, and 73s from N4GGO,


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