Good article Eddie, i had seen it before but forgot about it,
I have not tested many different types of antenna isolated & choked but i am convinced that doing so can cure cmc issues and improve signal because i have seen it multiple times
That throws my old tests into question as mast & coax could have been effecting my results, the same applies to anybody elses tests that did not isolate the mast & feedline,
take my imax vs i-10k test, the 10k blew the imax away to reliable people, i think cmc ruined the imax pattern but not so much the 10k,
if its important to include them in models its because it can skew the results,
of the few i have tested on the same mast & coax isolated,
gainmaster astroplane I-10k at the same tip height there is not much difference in tx & rx to most stations,
if im testing antennas with fairly low loss matching & no cmc issues i don't expect much difference when mounted at the same tip height,
mounted on the same mast its a different story, especially when the extra height of a longer antenna means current maxima is higher above ground and more of the antenna is above obstructions.
