Surprising! Ham Radio Vertical Antennas-Are Longer.
A fascinating study of "LONG" Vertical Antennas from Callum (M0MCX). Callum discusses the pros and cons of long vertical antennas from 1/4 wavelength to 1 3/4 wavelength, including the popular 5/8 wavelength. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2GKNQb0OPA. Here are some comments from Callum (M0MCX): This is quite interesting. Let's compare small quarter waves right up to 1-3/4 wave antennas including the famous 5/8. Why are large verticals sometimes not as good. And why they are sometimes better? You might like this. Callum. Download MMANA: Go here: http://gal-ana.de/basicmm/en/ IMPORTANT: Don't download the Pro version but just below the words: "Download MMANA-GAL basic version 3,28 MB (3.440.290 bytes) current version 3.5.3.82" Link to Mike's video on the 49:1 transformer ▶️ • Why is it showing... Link to the double your power / ...