[TowerTalk] Cage Antenna Construction Hints?

[Ian White, G3SEK]

w8ji.tom wrote:
>
>I would expect a six inch cage to be much broader than a #14 wire dipole,
>even if not as wide as a 15" cage.
>
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
conveniently pre-drilled.

73 from Ian G3SEK          Editor, 'The VHF/UHF DX Book'
                          'In Practice' columnist for RadCom (RSGB)
                           http://www.ifwtech.demon.co.uk/g3sek

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