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Eddie,
I can only assume ( i can't prove ) that some have good results from j-poles and some have bad results like i did way back when built them that they were not adjusted for best performance and not decoupled from any mast i used and no choke or balun on the feedline,

Many articles don't explain the potential common mode issue with J-poles, some even claim that because the base is a voltage minima there is no issue but that's far from the truth,

There is so much misinformation about antennas on the www that getting at the truth is more difficult than shoving butter up a porcupine's ass with a red hot needle,

They clearly don't need any physics defying field confinement explanation to provide a fairly symmetrical pattern so long as the stub spacing is not large.

The extra height of current maxima over other antennas is enough to make a well constructed and installed j-pole a good performer.

Does that sound reasonable Eddie?

<blockquote data-quote="bob85" data-source="post: 512978" data-attributes="member: 18">Eddie,I can only assume ( i can&#039;t prove ) that some have good results from j-poles and some have bad results like i did way back when built them that they were not adjusted for best performance and not decoupled from any mast i used and no choke or balun on the feedline,Many articles don&#039;t explain the potential common mode issue with J-poles, some even claim that because the base is a voltage minima there is no issue but that&#039;s far from the truth,There is so much misinformation about antennas on the www that getting at the truth is more difficult than shoving butter up a porcupine&#039;s ass with a red hot needle,They clearly don&#039;t need any physics defying field confinement explanation to provide a fairly symmetrical pattern so long as the stub spacing is not large.The extra height of current maxima over other antennas is enough to make a well constructed and installed j-pole a good performer.Does that sound reasonable Eddie?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bob85, post: 512978, member: 18"] Eddie, I can only assume ( i can't prove ) that some have good results from j-poles and some have bad results like i did way back when built them that they were not adjusted for best performance and not decoupled from any mast i used and no choke or balun on the feedline, Many articles don't explain the potential common mode issue with J-poles, some even claim that because the base is a voltage minima there is no issue but that's far from the truth, There is so much misinformation about antennas on the www that getting at the truth is more difficult than shoving butter up a porcupine's ass with a red hot needle, They clearly don't need any physics defying field confinement explanation to provide a fairly symmetrical pattern so long as the stub spacing is not large. The extra height of current maxima over other antennas is enough to make a well constructed and installed j-pole a good performer. Does that sound reasonable Eddie? [/QUOTE]

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