[TowerTalk] 80 meter bazooka

[Don W7WLL]

Some years back I ran across a similar roll of around 200 feet of RG-6 on a 
small wood drum at a thrift store in the valley. Looked like it had been 
there awhile so made a ridiculous offer which was accepted. Checked it out a 
little later with a TDR and found LOTS of serious flaws in the cable. 
Suspect that it was dumped because of encountered problems. Ended up giving 
it to a VHF ham who was only interested in short lengths and could check the 
cable. Be sure to check your run with a good TDR or the like!! You don't 
want to have a rejected lot on hand!!

Don W7WLL

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tom Osborne
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2017 9:15 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] 80 meter bazooka

Where I have my 80 meter dipole, it is in a kind of noisy spot.  I was
thinking of replacing it with a Bazooka antenna.

I know there are no 'magical' properties about he Bazooka, but what I was
wondering is:

1..  Is it just as good as a regular dipole?
2.  Is it quieter than a regular dipole?

I found a brand new roll of RG-6 at Goodwill here with 700 - 800 feet of
coax on it, so  not worried about 'wasting' coax.

Thanks and 73
Tom W7WHY
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