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

[Jim Smith]

I would think that, in view of the existence of readily available cable 
which is clearly intended for the purpose, you should use 5 cats 
attached by CAT5 cable.

73, Jim   VE7FO

j4976 at juno.com wrote:

>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:
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>>>wrap the cat in aluminum foil and connect to it
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>>Put the cat on a sheet of tin laid over the top of the amplifier.
>>
>>Keith NM5G
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