Fw: Re: [TowerTalk] 80/40 Sleeve Antenna--ITS ALIVE!

n4kg@juno.com n4kg@juno.com
Tue, 7 Aug 2001 12:47:11 -0600


CAGE info source below.  N4KG

----- Original Message -----
From: <n4kg@juno.com>

> "Anybody have any idea how to estimate the
> effective diameter of a wire cage?"  N0FP
>
> Congratulations !
>
> Somebody did model 2, 3, 4,and 5 wire cages,
> I think in an old QST article (possibly Ham Radio,
> but my gut feeling is it was QST, or at least an
> ARRL publication).  I have NO idea when.
>
> 73 / GL,  Tom  N4KG
>
>

Tom,

I believe you thinking of an article by Allen B. Harbach, WA4DRU,
entitled
"Broadband 80-Meter Antenna."  This was published in December 1980 QST.
This article is also included in "ARRL's Wire Antenna Classics" starting
on
p. 1-15.

I think you'd find it interesting reading.

73, Chuck  K8CH



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