Pieter, Thanks for the nice comments about "AMers," and I totallly agree our activity makes for the most satisfying group in the hobby.
I used the aluminum jacketed foam feedline for years on a dipole antenna. Others have pointed out that most tank circuits can easily match up with that, and I agree. Used both a 32V2 into it, and a homebrew transmitter with HDVL plug-in coils, the old swinging-link design. In fact, I still have probably 100 feet of that stuff from a spool-end laying out in the back yard that I ought to consider using on a revived 10 meter antenna. The low loss at that frequency really makes it attractive, cheap, and manageable when put aloft, because of its light weight compared to coax. It also seems very durable in the weather. That spool end came my way about 18 years ago when they wired the neighborhood for cable. The only problem is flex when the dipole, suspended from trees, moves around too much and you get a kink down below as the hardline meets the ground. It kinked a couple times on me before I arranged it to take the travel. Paul/VJB __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ______________________________________________________________ AMRadio mailing list List Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/amradio Partner Website: http://www.amfone.net Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.html Post: mailto:[email protected]
