Excuse me Gary. I don't bother with a computer (GIGO) program to teach me
what I learned by experience.

What makes you think I am talking about a modeling program? I have been
playing with antennas for 45 years. I can work my way through EZNEC, and I had
to learn that also.
Maybe you should spend some quality time with a good modeling program. I think
you will find the results agree with that vast amount of practical experience
you have.
73 Gary N4AST

"JGBOYLES" wrote in message
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Excuse me Gary. I don't bother with a computer (GIGO) program to teach
me
what I learned by experience.

What makes you think I am talking about a modeling program? I have been
playing with antennas for 45 years. I can work my way through EZNEC, and
I had
to learn that also.
Maybe you should spend some quality time with a good modeling program. I
think
you will find the results agree with that vast amount of practical
experience
you have.
73 Gary N4AST

I just assumed.....why should I spend all that 'quality time' on a modeling
program? If it will confirm what I know, or can find, in a decent antenna
book??

Dan/W4NTI

I just assumed.....why should I spend all that 'quality time' on a modeling
program

Just going on what I have done, it is really interesting to model antennas
that I have have actually built, and see if the results agree with the model.
Mostly they do.
I have found that it is easier to model an antipacited design, and go through
the various iterations to see how it pans out.
It has been 4 years since I have built an antenna without modeling first
Antennas are fun, and cheap, at least wire is cheap
73 Gary N4AST