I was simply asking about something that is being applied to the radials that I have never seen applied to any other antenna system in existence in that way, that being said, I'm not aware of any other antenna that would have a need for it either. The explanation of where the extra gain comes from has always seemed rather convenient to me. It also makes me feel uneasy, and that uneasiness, when I feel it, exists for a reason. I have learned to question things that make me feel that way. I waited till now because I didn't really have the understanding of antenna theory when I first came to the board that I have now...
Mind you, I'm not questioning weather or not the gain from the come area of this antenna exists, I have no reason to disbelieve the people who are hopefully more knowledgeable than I on this topic. I am simply seeking understanding.
Currents to many people are an ending point when it comes to antennas, and I used to be that way to. More recently I began using currents to try and imagine the three dimensional RF fields they create and how they interact, and what I'm seeing is sometimes counter-intuitive to what the currents, by themselves, will tell you. The rf fields the currents create are not simply plus or minus to me. NEC based software simply likes to add these currents and call it a day, but that is not what I see happening with this antenna...
Respectfully, I think the direction I am trying to go is very different than the direction that you think I am going, and what I am asking about really isn't weather cancellation exists on this antenna (I am of the current opinion that it does not). I am asking a question and seeing what responses I get in the hopes I get an answer that I am satisfied with. If such an answer does not come I will search elsewhere. Perhaps what I think I'm seeing is wrong, perhaps not. If only it were easier for me to describe the three dimensional fields I'm seeing with words on a two dimensional screen...
The DB
