[Antennas] Loading Coil Placement

[fkamp at comcast.net]

A10382 wrote:
> 
> The first portions of the radiator have the highest current - and
> current continues to decline out to the end as the voltage increases
> (it's amazing how the laws of physics just can't be manipulated).
> Putting the coil at least 1/3 the way out from the feed point will not
> give up much in the way of radiation.
> 
> An article in QST within the past 12 months had the formulae to calc how
> much inductance and capacitance was needed when shortening a radiating
> element - including how to calculate the place to out the coils, and how
> much shorter the remaining leg could be.  As I remembered, it seemed all
> doable with nothing more than a calculator (or pencil & paper if you
> learned basic math before 1970 - 

I believe you are confusing math with arithmetic.

Regards,
Frank Kamp
K5dkz