Hi i tried calculating the best antenna length suitable for a 27mhz tranmission

(speed of light / freq) / 4 = 2.7 metres!!

Is there any work around to this problem? By the way, is it alright if i use normal insulated wires for antenna?

For CB transceivers using this frequency, the length is often shortened by a method of loading at the top or bottom.


http://www.tpub.com/content/neets/14.../14182_218.htm

http://eweb.chemeng.ed.ac.uk/jack/ra...e/loading.html

http://www.w8ji.com/mobile_and_loaded_antenna.htm

In a similar way MW radio antenna towers are often equipped with a "capacitive hat" to make the antenna "think" it is longer than the actual length.

http://www.antennex.com/shack/Oct04/cp-th.html

It is to be expected, the loss of effectiveness, cause it is physically smaller. (Nothing is free )The loading only ensure that there's a impedance match with the reduced length, but with the penalty of reduced radiation

As a wise man once said "Any problem has a solution, any solution will create a new problem"

the length of a half wave dipole would be = 468/mhz. results will be in feet
for a quarter wave antena dived this in half