> Thanks Claude! I was puzzled as to how one quartewave whip could be any more > "broadband" than any other. All I could figure out was that there might be a > loading coil in the base for a 5/8, but that didn't seem to be the case,
Well any loaded or 5/8 antenna is even narrower than a quarter, the higher the gain, the narrower the bandwidth in general. Can't imagine any antenna with gain even coming close to the bandspread needed for avation. so > I guess this just another case of questionable advertising. Any long term > advantage to the fiberglass antenna's BNC connector? It makes it LOTS easier to change coax, remove/replace antennas and easy to clean if corroded (contact cleaner etc etc) Personally for 30 watts and down in VHF I prefer the BNC. I covered mine at the > antenna end with coax seal to keep moisture out. I used a Bird meter and > found a nice flat SWR at 121.50. Sweet match! Nice move on the coax seal... Shame not everyone uses it. > > I guess if you already have an antenna installed on top, and have dual comm > radios it would be really cool to have one antenna on the top and one on the > bottom! > > Artie > > > __________________________________________________________________________ __ ____ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _____________________________________________________________ > Who will win the Oscars? Spout off on our Entertainment list! > http://www.topica.com/lists/showbiztalk > __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________ Who will win the Oscars? Spout off on our Entertainment list! http://www.topica.com/lists/showbiztalk
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