I've received tremendous positive feedback about the cage antenna. I have some ideas as to how I thought about building one, but I would be interested in those out there who have built them before. W
<snip> HMMMM finally a GOOD use for those AOL CD rom disks ~8^). Although I think I would just use a crimping tool rather solder the retaining beads Dave K9NX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com
a coupla years ago W1CW made an awesome looking vertical out of a cage of wires which were around rings of PVC pipe.....he took a length of PVC pipe and cut it on the saw into a ton of short pieces..
But.... the 6" diameter will not be very effective!!! For 160 mtrs. need 15" min. For 75 mtrs. need 10" min! -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesti
a coupla years ago W1CW made an awesome looking vertical out of a cage of wires which were around rings of PVC pipe.....he took a length of PVC pipe and cut it on the saw into a ton of short pieces..
Hi Paul, I don't understand why there is a minimum diameter Paul. A number 16 wire has more bandwidth than a number 20, and a number 8 more than a number 16. A six inch diameter cage will be broader
I'm having trouble visualizing the cage antenna from all the descriptions. Can anyone point me to a picture, either on the web or in a book? Thanks & 73 Jonathan -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.
SNIP pipe >>>and cut it on the saw into a ton of short pieces....mebbe 1/2" or so long >>>"pipes" - then attached the wires to one of these spacing them every coupla cat! As you can see below the cag
For even larger diameters, someone years ago wrote about making spreaders out of lightweight alloy rims from racing bike wheels. Rejects from the local bike shop should be very cheap, and they come c
-- descriptions. If you have a Russian or Eastern European embassy around, they usually have big cage dipoles 73 Rag OZ8RO -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towe
How about Hula Hoops except for the two center and two end spreaders, which may need to be stronger? Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@conte
I did say the magazine article was "years ago" - it might even have been before Hula Hoops... and that's a *very* long time! 73 from Ian G3SEK Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book' 'In Practice' columnist fo