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"Hat loaded"? - does that mean you're getting a big head? :tongue:

My vote is for a lot simpler explanation: A folded 3/4 wave operating as a capacity hat topped 1/2 wave.

I imagine that removing 1/2 the ring, or one side, would not change the antenna tuning or performance more than negligibly. I believe the minimal current at that point is simply splitting and taking two identical paths around the mast/counterpoise.

[QUOTE="Needle Bender, post: 365061, member: 13339"] "Hat loaded"? - does that mean you're getting a big head? :tongue: ;) My vote is for a lot simpler explanation: A folded 3/4 wave operating as a capacity hat topped 1/2 wave. I imagine that removing 1/2 the ring, or one side, would not change the antenna tuning or performance more than negligibly. I believe the minimal current at that point is simply splitting and taking two identical paths around the mast/counterpoise. [/QUOTE]

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