An "Unbalanced Dipole", interesting concept...

Regards,
John

"Bill" wrote in message
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| erichmadison wrote:
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| Bill,
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| One of the wires is a ground, the other is the antenna. Would this
| still be a dipole? Thanks for your previous post!
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| 'Ground' has various implications when it comes to rf. If they tell you
| to attach it to a water pipe or ground rod then it may be a true dc
| ground. If they tell you to extend it just like the antenna side and
| not connect it to anything, then its an RF ground plane...which can be
| compared to rabbit ears, dipole, etc.
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| Is it balanced or not? Hard to guess.
|
| -Bill