Totally agree with your comments, Some don't understand, what causes, most of the Actual output from any Antenna, is Current flow
NOT lots of high volts fizzing away, causing corona discharge etc
Ages ago, I knew a chap involved with Navy HF Comms. on ships.... he said they discovered that their Metal Screened Boxes on deck,
which were Housings, for huge Base Loading coils, Had More Current flowing in them, than the Actual Vertical short Antenna
So the Metal housings were swopped for Insulated ones, so Loading coil could radiate itself, and Improved the Actual Output
I remember On the Mi-Amigo, someone said the loading coil, made from Copper tubing, used to glow cherry Red in the dark= lossy
To be fair to the Arctic chap, at least he Knows, it wont be very good, but as he says "its a start"
He Wants to watch he don't damage parts in the ATU, when, as you say it becomes radio arc-over net.....
when the reactive volts bounce back from his crappy antenna on the mod peaks
Rod Watts
