Previous experimentation confirmed that it is easy to tune a short whip antenna by connecting it to the hot end

of an L C (inductor and capacitor) tank circuit. The high impedance whip antenna was matched to a JFET RF
amplifier by placing a high value (1 megohm or greater) on the JFET gate to ground. Although this method is
practical, I desired a network to transform the output impedance of the tuned whip tank tank circuit to a known
impedance. I do not possess the knowledge or mathematical skill to design such a network and asked Wes
Hayward if he might consider doing this for me. My desired parameters for the network were 10.0 MHz, a 50
ohm output impedance and a 4 foot (122 cm) whip. Please refer to Wes' calculations and schematic in Figure 2
below. This math is difficult, however, a practical design for experimentation is provided.