CM 144 MHz Halo Antenna NEC model by Carol F. Milazzo, KP4MD CM Horizontal orientation (using GH command) CM Frequency = 145.000 MHz CM Impedance 50 ohms CM 26-side polygon (40 inch loop with 1.5 inch gap) CM Simulated good ground CM Use the high-pass L-network to simulate the gamma match CE SY frq=145 'frequency MHz SY cir=40.00758 'Input loop circumference inches (loop + gap) SY r=0.5*cir/3.1415926 'Calculate loop radius SY dia=0.25 'Input loop wire dia. inches SY rad=0.5*dia 'Calculate loop wire radius SY n=26 'Input n-polygon of loop + gap SY h=81.74 'Input height to loop inches SY g=1.5 'Input gap size in inches SY gseg=int(n*g/cir+0.5) 'Calculate gap length in segments GH 1 n-gseg 1e-300 1e-300*(n-gseg)/n r r r r rad GM 0 0 0 0 gseg*180/n 0 0 h 0 GS 0 0 0.0254 GE 1 LD 5 0 0 0 58000000 '1/4 inch copper tubing GN 2 0 0 0 4 0.01 EK EX 0 1 (n-gseg)/2 0 1. 0 0 'Feed point FR 0 0 0 0 frq 0 EN