[Elecraft] Slinky Question

[Vic Rosenthal]

Stuart Rohre wrote:

> you are correct, the narrow spacing of window line cannot be used to compact
> an antenna, unless the window line is used as a true linear quarter wave
> stub, as a "trap" to a trap dipole arrangement.

Of course it can.  A closed stub will have inductive reactance if it is shorter
than 1/4 wl.  Putting an inductor in series with a part of a dipole will make it
possible to shorten the element.

Vic K2VCO