I like Budwig's on yagis. I put them on my "Ugly Baluns", bend the leads
away from the balun, solder on some ring lugs, and there ya go.
As far as a better dipole center support, I've used the plastic ones for
dipoles fed by ladder line and those work fine. Also, it's hard to beat a
"dog bone" ! :)
73, Jamie
WB4YDL
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Brown
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2021 1:30 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Dipole center connector
On 7/22/2021 10:53 AM, Dave Thompson wrote:
> I am looking for a better dipole center connector better than the Budwig.
Any ideas?
> The Budwig can pull apart.
Yes, it's pretty lame in that regard. On the one occasion where I used
it, I didn't use it as a structural component -- tension was maintained
with antenna rope to insulators through which both sides passed, each
seriously clamped, and looping down to the Budwig, where split-bolts
connected them to the Budwig.
73, Jim K9YC
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