[TowerTalk] 80-75M Inverted Vee or Dipole

alsopb alsopb@gloryroad.net
Mon, 11 Sep 2000 14:12:10 +0000




K7GCO@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 9/10/00 7:23:36 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
> alsopb@gloryroad.net writes:<<
> 
> Finally an admission that coax has at least some uses.  We're slowly
>  converting you.
>  Can I bury open wire line?
> 
> *********No but unless you bury coax with a special jacket the ground
> gremlins will get it and your investment is wasted.   So?  They make this
stuff.  I wouldn't leave bare wood outside unprotected either.  Common
sense

So this is at least two uses for coax that you agree to.  I think if
you
remove your "open wire line" blinders you will find many more.

How about rotor loops?  As you know rotary slip ring type of
connectors are very
failure prone and preserving any kind of constant impedance is
difficult.

73 de Brian/K3KO

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