[Hallicrafters] Re: Dipole antenna

[Troglodite at aol.com]

I wonder if anyone remembers the article by Larson E. Rapp on shortened  
dipoles? Basically, his theory was this: We have all seen the classic voltage  and 
current plot of a dipole. The current peaks at the middle, and  the voltage 
peaks at the ends. (Or is it the other way around? ) Anyway,  Larson then goes 
on to show what happens to the V/I curve when you cut the ends  off the 
antenna. He then states that, "The problem is NOT that the antenna was  made 
shorter, but the WRONG PIECES were removed." This is backed up by an E/I  plot. His 
proposal is that the antenna should be shortened by cutting the pieces  out of 
the MIDDLE. And sure enough, the E/I plot looks much better!
 
We should all immediately begin saving on antenna wire! 
 
Doug Moore
 
 
> Anyway, if you have two monopoles (which some claim to be fictitious  
> devices) and join them just right, you get a dipole.