"Jimmy" wrote in message
.com...
Is an antenna that is resonant on 10 meters still a 1/4 wavelength antenna
if it is physically only 4ft long or would this be an 1/8 wavelength
antenna(more or less).I am saying this should be called an 1/8 wl antenna
though I am arguing with those who generally know more more about this
than
I. Not all the old timers disagree with me, so I am betting this is a
pretty
common problem when discussing antennas.

You have to differentiate between electrical length and physical length.
Electrically, the antenna is a 1/4 wavelength antenna. Physically it is
0.125 wavelength tall.
Then again , you could do what the CB industry does and measure the length
of the wire and call it, say, a 1 wavelength antenna- meaningless.
Dale W4OP