[TowerTalk] Grid dip meter and Yagi elements

[Norman Hockler]

Ken,

Why does it need a gap in it.  It is an inductor and it has a resonant 
frequency
Use the coil with the frequency range of the antenna ( 20 m) and tune to 
find the dip.
You will more than likely find more than 1.  Find the deepest one.
Best coupling will be in parallel to the element not at right angles.

Norm  N8NH



At 12:38 PM 7/30/04 -0600, you wrote:
>Someone mentioned using a grid dip meter on a parasitic element.  This is
>something I have wanted to do before, but have not come up with a method to
>couple the meter to an element that does not have a gap in the middle.
>Could someone please tell me a method to couple a GDO to a continuous
>element?
>Thanks,
>Ken W7TS
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