[TowerTalk] plastic forms (!) for cage dipoles

[john at kk9a.com]

I don't recall any previous posts on a multiband parasitic dipoles.    I am 
interested in hearing how this works so please post your results on the 
list.

John KK9A


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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] plastic forms (!) for cage dipoles
From: "Glen - W5IF" <W5IF at valornet.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:04:29 +0100
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Maybe Don and Dave could carry this conversation on between themselves and
not wear out the rest of the groups delete key.  Obviously this topic has
run its course.

73
W5IF

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] plastic forms (!) for cage dipoles

Dave,
For the price, HULA HOOPS work very well!
Don
N8DE

Quoting David J Windisch <davidjw at cinci.rr.com>:

> randl.com has 'em: 3 or 4" dia.rings with holes and slots on the
perimeter.
>
> I'm up the tower today or real soon now to hang experimental 60M and
>  30M half-wave wires on an existing balun-fed  80M half-wave slopper
>  (sic), using these spacers.  My hope is that the wires are close
> enough to couple parasitically to the slopper and radiate the way
> they do in EZNEC3 . . . we'll see.