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Is resonance really where you get best antenna performance?

Now my big question and one of the most important ones, does this make a difference? Did it change my take off angle? Did it change my radiation lobes? Did it cancel unwanted currents? Did it increase the value of my s10?

Hell I dunno but it did make that s10 sexier
 
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Nice work!
Looks Like 12 turns of #14AWG correct?​

What was the SIZE of the dowel or drill bit to make the coil form?
It is #12 thhn. I used a piece of 500 mcm to wrap it. So a piece of 3/4 pvc would be about right. Started with 14 wraps and started clipping off a coil at a time till I went too far. Then wrapped another like it.
 
Tune for resonance, match feedpoint resistance with inductance or capacitance as needed. = efficient radiator. Way it is
 
in a 50 ohm system maximum radiation efficiency occurs when antenna (load) radiation resistance = 50 ohms and total loss resistance in the load = 0 ohms.

antenna radiation efficiency % = radiation resistance divided by radiation resistance + total loss resistance.

in a 50 ohm system resonance occurs when there is no inductive or capacitive reactance present at the antenna (load) feedpoint @ a given frequency

for frequency @ resonance, (X) reactance = 0..
 
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It is #12 thhn. I used a piece of 500 mcm to wrap it. So a piece of 3/4 pvc would be about right. Started with 14 wraps and started clipping off a coil at a time till I went too far. Then wrapped another like it.

No matter what anyone else would say...that is a NICE JOB.

Thank you for that pic and the basics of the construction - speaks volumes and hopefully will help many many more in the future.
 
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Now my big question and one of the most important ones, does this make a difference? Did it change my take off angle? Did it change my radiation lobes? Did it cancel unwanted currents? Did it increase the value of my s10?

Hell I dunno but it did make that s10 sexier

You took your nice 1/4 wave and matched it to your 50 ohm coax and gave the radio the 50 ohm load it was looking for.
Good job.
Every time someone asks a question about installing a SS whip on a mobile , that picture should be part of the answer.

73
Jeff
 
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So the threads popped on that antenna. Ice put another one up and didnt tighten it so much. Anyway today I'll start fresh. I'll record the antenna as I make changes.

First I'll go for x=0
Second I'll match 50ohm
Third I'll see what swr is at.

According to what I've read here, if I get 1 and 2 right that should be all you need. I'll try it and see.
 
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Now what? Change impedance, it throws out the resonance. Keep resonance cant adjust swr.
 

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