[Elecraft] KAT 500 and open wire

[K9MA]

On 1/7/2019 10:39, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Radiator lengths greater than 1/2 wavelength can be efficient, but 
> shorter than 1/2 wavelength will be less efficient because the 
> balanced currents on the feedline cancel each other out.  That is just 
> plain physics.

Actually, a short antenna CAN be very efficient, as long as the 
resistance of the antenna itself is low and the losses in the matching 
network are low. I didn't say it was easy, though.

73,

Scott K9MA

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