Re: 1/4 wave theory/cite the variance?

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Original poster: "Paul Nicholson by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <paul-at-abelian.demon.co.uk>

I wrote:
> >> The 1/4 wave resonant frequency of a wire, when wound into a
> >> solenoid, is typically more than 50% higher than that of the
> >> straight line value.

Ed Phillips wrote:
> What do you mean by the "quarter wave frequency of a solenoid?

The lowest frequency at which one end of an un-terminated solenoid
shows a purely resistive impedance.
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Paul Nicholson
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