[TowerTalk] cage dipole

[Russell Hill]

Jim, what you do is just put a pile of weights (books, dirty dishes, 
whatever) on top of your radio until it weighs 6 times as much as normal. 
Problem gone: 6 times 1/6 = 1, so your radio now sees a normal load.

Of course you have to remember to remove the extra loading from the top of 
your radio when you switch antennas, or it will screw everything up!

YMMV!

73,
Rusty, NA5TR


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Hunt" <steve at karinya.net>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 12:21 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] cage dipole


> Jim,
>
> I very nearly sent off my 350 dollars to get the 12dB, but then I
> realised I'd have trouble matching to the cage dipole. To quote their
> web site:
>
> "The cage antenna has 1/6th of the radiation resistance of a standard
> dipole antenna"
>
> Steve G3TXQ
>> No no no, it is up to 12 dB they claim. Wow what a nice antenna, I just
>> ordered two since after all they where only 350 dollars each. I will
>> run the two as phased slopers on 80, watch out for the big signal.
>>
>> 73 "The serious operator" Jim SM2EKM
>>
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