For this specific antenna, [W3CT] is putting together an inverted-V which is a type of dipole antenna. Rather than each of the dipole’s legs being straight, the center is suspended at some point ...

Meaning "two poles," a dipole antenna is the simplest type of antenna, consisting of an electrically conducting wire or rod one half the length of the maximum desired wavelength. The wire or rod ...

A simple illustration compares a capacitor to a dipole antenna. For those of you with a penchant for difficult maths, there’s some good old formulae published in the article that’ll help you ...