[Elecraft] Home made Sigma-GT5 & KRC2 or SGC?

[Mike McCoy]

I'm sure you're right but I'm referring to a center fed vertical *dipole*
(ala Sigma GT5) and not an end fed vertical.

Mike K5PU

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Earl W Cunningham" <k6se@juno.com>
To: <mikemccoy@austin.rr.com>
Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>; <jeff_elecraft@burnshome.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Home made Sigma-GT5 & KRC2 or SGC?


> Mike, K5PU wrote:
>
> "I am becoming a big fan of vertical dipoles because they are small
> footprint, don't require radials...."
> ==========
> The myth about half-wave verticals not needing radials has been around
> for quite some time.
>
> The radiation resistance of a half-wave vertical is still only 72 ohms
> and unless the antenna is quite high above ground, it is still subject to
> the same ground losses as any vertical unless a good ground radial system
> is beneath it.
>
> 73, de Earl, K6SE
>