[TowerTalk] Gamma matching assistance needed

James D. Bruce brucecom@shore.intercom.net
Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:49:12 -0400


It may be possible, as the MATV single channel antennae for recieve do
exactly that.
Jim/NV3V

-----Original Message-----
Subject: [TowerTalk] Gamma matching assistance needed

>I have ran the numbers through the computer to get the correct Gamma rod
>length and capacitance value needed.
>Can't I just remove some of the outer insulation and shield, leaving just
>the center conductor and inner insulation and slip it inside of the gamma
>rod (of the right ID of course) to the appropriate length to create my
>capacitance. Then just attach the shield of the coax to the boom. ??????
>
>Or is there a better less headache, less hassle way of doing this that I am
>over looking?
>
>Mike...NO6X



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