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Re: [TowerTalk] How Helically Wound Verticals Really Work (was : Vertica

To: "jimlux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How Helically Wound Verticals Really Work (was : Vertical dipoles)
From: "Rick Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
Reply-to: richard@karlquist.com
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:39:00 -0800
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jimlux wrote:
>
> However, if one were in the antenna selling business, helical winding
> could provide a discriminating (and potentially patentable) feature.
> Company A could say: we're selling helically loaded verticals.  Company
> B could say, Our helical loading (unlike those lame ones from A) has a
> non uniform winding pitch.  Company C could say, Our helical winding is
> made from silver ribbon, reducing the ohmic losses from those lame As
> and Bs.
>
> Jim

As they used to say in the Camel Filters commercials:
"Ya gotta have a gimmick"

Rick N6RK

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