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if the thickness of the entire vertical on a 5/8 affected signal strength then the little wire in a imax would be killed by other 5/8 made of tubing . saying "how much material is used to make the top hat or cap hat" implies that surface area can increase gain ....... it doesn't .

how can a tophat in and of itself be resonate on 27 MHz. without being quite a few feet across ? if it is resonate on 27 MHz why does it need a coil or shaft ?

some will say if you want maximum gain to eliminate any coils or tophats .

[QUOTE="BOOTY MONSTER, post: 268124"] if the thickness of the entire vertical on a 5/8 affected signal strength then the little wire in a imax would be killed by other 5/8 made of tubing . saying "how much material is used to make the top hat or cap hat" implies that surface area can increase gain ....... it doesn't . how can a tophat in and of itself be resonate on 27 MHz. without being quite a few feet across ? if it is resonate on 27 MHz why does it need a coil or shaft ? some will say if you want maximum gain to eliminate any coils or tophats . [/QUOTE]

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