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Originally Posted by RenoPaul
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For what its worth, my prototype was based on the 1" per segment Ruckman, and another one that I've been using indoors based on the same format, but with 3" segments. The larger one does work much better.
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The length of the segments are chosen not by whim but are based on the wavelengths of the signals that the antenna is designed to receive.
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But back to modeling. On paper, an internal combustion engine can't possibly work, but take into consideration the lubricating factor, and all works quite well.
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Please don't repeat this statement to anyone who has studied thermodynamics. The automobile internal combustion engine on paper operates on the Otto cycle. It works very well.
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Originally Posted by RenoPaul
And a brief "Back to VSWR". In my experience of the CB Radio years, I found that moving a magnetic rooftop antenna to a different location on a vehicle made some drastic changes in VSWR.
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This is to be expected. When you move the antenna, you change the ground plane.