It is my guess that a wire antenna should be “end fed,” meaning that the RF lead-in wire coming from the transmitter should feed the 3-meter antenna wire from either the bottom end or the top end.
It is my guess that a wire antenna should be “end fed,” meaning that the RF lead-in wire coming from the transmitter should feed the 3-meter antenna wire from either the bottom end or the top end.
But WHAT IF a 3-meter wire antenna is CENTER-FED, so that the signal would be injected right in the middle of the antenna instead of the end.
What affect/effect would this have on the resulting signal?
Center fed
Usually center fed antennas are dipoles. When center fed, the currents in both elements flow in the same direction so their radiated fields add.
A single conductor center fed will have the current in each half flowing in opposite directions causing the radiated fields to cancel. The radiation will then be from the feed line.
Neil
Now you could off-center feed
Now you could off-center feed and have a micro Windom. 🙂