Topband: CCD antenna

Richard (Rick) Karlquist richard at karlquist.com
Mon Dec 7 20:37:51 PST 2009


I saw this site a few months ago and spent a considerable
time studying it.  IMHO, much of the information is questionable.
I was unable to convince myself that there was any benefit
in this concept.

Rick N6RK

rick darwicki wrote:
> Has anyone had any experience with the CCD antenna on 160 RX or TX?
> 
> This is a 560 foot long center fed antenna with a bunch of series capacitors.
> 
> http://www.presenceknown.com/ccd/aboutccds.aspx has a simple version but the original 1970s article went into a lot of detail on sealing the capacitors.
> 
> I did find one article published in APRIL, hence my question.
> 
> Rick, N6PE
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