If that is all you got, I actually gave three possibilities. In the end I also stated that to know why for certain you would have to talk to Sirio, which you, the one who is making the out of this world claim has not done. The burden of proof is on you.
I what? When did I say that the additional 1/8 wavelength of the Gainmaster was irrelevant? I honestly don't remember that, and if I said anything of the sort it wasn't in this thread. You mind providing a link to where I said that?
Are you sure he didn't use the word "balun" instead of "choke"? If we were talking about baluns this discussion would never have happened like this. Unlike voltage chokes, their is such a thing as a voltage balun.
High impedance will not choke voltage, nothing will choke voltage. Also, and this is a bit out their for most people, resonance, in and of itself, isn't a determiner of how well an antenna performs. I have on multiple occasions used a field strength meter to tune an antenna to maximum field strength, and it isn't always on the resonant point. Sure, it is the next logical step after assuming SWR tunes for maximum gain, but it also isn't the end of the story. Their is more to learn for those who choose to learn.
No argument here.
Posting numbers as a fact? G3TXQ's chart disagrees with you, at least on the 5T x 4.25" choke, it shows it peaks over 8KΩ of impedance, but if you have better information than someone who actually measured one of these chokes, I would love to see it. The 16T x 3" choke has the same, if not higher impedance than the 5T x 4.25" choke. When you use a smaller diameter form you need more windings to compensate, that is all. This is common knowledge, and looking at the G3TXQ chart is all you need to confirm that.
Chokes don't care about resonance, never have and never will. They all work the same irregardless of their design.
Sirio isn't stupid. I like several of their antenna designs, including the one in queastion here. That being said, you have no information on why they used that choke, which you are heavily mistaken about, you have no source of any kind, and you have nothing but conjecture.
Voltage chokes don't exist. Please find me one reputable source anywhere that says otherwise.
I'm not sure who this Tom fellow is, but if you are saying he is a source I would love to talk to him.
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