[TowerTalk] Antenna Stubs

[David Robbins]

as long as you use decent coax putting them in a can doesn't help shielding.  you also may have to worry about heat buildup if you are running power.


Aug 1, 2011 11:57:40 PM, w7why at frontier.com wrote:

Hi all

I want to upgrade and put more stubs on the antennas here. What I was 
thinking of was making 2 for each band with a 1/8 wave section between each 
stub.

What I'd like to do is go to the local paint store and get some empty paint 
cans and coil the stubs and 1/8 section together and put them in the can for 
better shielding. Then put a coax jack on top of the can.

Would it hurt to coil them all together like that? I'll be using some RG-6 
for the stubs as I have about 600 feet of it. I know it's not as good as 
bigger coax, but it's what I have on hand. Thanks and 73
Tom W7WHY 


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