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I think a key point was overlooked in the quoted material (see underlined above). The ease of matching an antenna is only a portion of what's necessary for it to perform efficiently. A dummy load will provide an excellent match, but is a terrible radiator. Resonance and TOA play a major role in performance. From everything I have read, studied and applied this is where the 1/4 wave has an advantage over any type of antenna that utilizes a coil to reduce overall physical length. I have no doubt that field strength may be strong at close range with a coiled antenna, but far field - and how my signal arrives at the horizon - is more important to me.

[QUOTE="WR0220, post: 265483, member: 8118"] I think a key point was overlooked in the quoted material (see underlined above). The ease of matching an antenna is only a portion of what's necessary for it to perform efficiently. A dummy load will provide an excellent match, but is a terrible radiator. Resonance and TOA play a major role in performance. From everything I have read, studied and applied this is where the 1/4 wave has an advantage over any type of antenna that utilizes a coil to reduce overall physical length. I have no doubt that field strength may be strong at close range with a coiled antenna, but far field - and how my signal arrives at the horizon - is more important to me. [/QUOTE]

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