[Lowfer] Medfer Antenna.

[KD7JYK DM09]

Isn't a top hat part of the "matching network" seeing at it's just a
capacitor?

Kurt

----- Original Message -----
From: "LEE BAHR" <pulsarxp at embarqmail.com>

: > Looking at this web site,  I see the old parabolic TV dish used as a
"top
: > Hat" doesn't calculate this added radius of the parabolic dish in this
set
: > up as part of the antenna length.  I can understand this if the dish is
: > considered just a larger diameter of the radiator.  but, if considered a
: > short inverted L, then the radius of the antenna would be considered
part
: > of the length.