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In many ways a slot antenna is the exact opposite of what most hams think of as an antenna. With a dipole, you have a half wave of metal surrounded by a lot of insulator. With a slot, you have a half wave of insulator surrounded by a lot of metal!

And even polarization is the opposite. Generally speaking, a vertical antenna puts out a vertically polarized radio wave. A horizontal slot also puts out a vertically

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