On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 03:56:08 GMT, Telamon
wrote:

In article . com,
" wrote:

What's the difference between an end-fed dipole and a random wire?

Is an end-fed dipole really 'balanced'? If so, how is this balance
achieved, and does the balanced nature of an end-fed dipole mean it
doesn't require an rf ground the way a random wire would?

Thank you for your time.

The "di" in Dipole means two as in elements. A dipole has two 1/4 wave
elements where a passing EM wave induces an opposing voltage or
potential at its output terminals where the two elements meet.

The way an random wire works with a output terminal on one end of a (1)
wire element is that it has to work against a counter poise or ground.
As such the best potential at its output terminal is when it is a 1/4
wave electrically to a passing EM wave where the dipole would be
electrically at 1/2 wave.

Now that you understand this you can understand that 1/2 wave random
wire is a waste of time and that a end-fed dipole random wire makes no
sense. Yes you can find it out there on the web. Plenty of confused
people in the world.

Speak for yourself. Make sure you don't have a Marconi antenna
confused with your random wire.