[Elecraft] Slinky Question

[Larry Weaver]

At 15:25 11/18/02, Vic Rosenthal wrote:
>Stuart Rohre wrote:
>
>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.

For a recent reference, see July 2002 QST, page 40. K4VX describes a 40M 
dipole that is shortened to 45 ft by using 400 ohm twinlead. There's a 
similar design in the ARRL Antenna Handbook for 30M. It''s a form of linear 
loading.

73..Larry N6TW