[TowerTalk] The Care and feeding of an 80 meter Zepp

j4976@juno.com j4976 at juno.com
Tue Mar 29 11:48:25 EST 2005


So, how many cats should I add to my ground system to maximize
efficiency, how should they be attached, and what is the appropriate
spacing and orientation of these cats?  Do various sizes of cats change
my F/B or pattern?  Is there a formula for a 'cat-balun'?  How about a
'cat-shunt-feed' ?

On Tue, 29 Mar 2005 09:37:45 -0600 "Keith Dutson"
<kjdutson at earthlink.net> writes:
> >wrap the cat in aluminum foil and connect to it
> 
> Put the cat on a sheet of tin laid over the top of the amplifier.
> 
> Keith NM5G
> 
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