Ooooops...better remember to trim the bananas for minimum SWR.... oh yeah - the pickle juice should be from kosher dills...
Robert West wrote: > You sure this isn't the Ham Radio list? > > J > > > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jack Unger > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 5:33 PM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Antenna Loads > > > > Jeremy forgot to add: > > 1. Solder the LMR center conductor to the top of a 6-in long banana. > > 2. Solder the LMR braid to the top of an 8-in long banana. > > 3. Submerge both bananas in a two-gallon plastic pail of dill pickle juice. > > 4. Once in the pail be sure that the bananas are NOT touching each other or > else the transmitter can short out. > > > > > Jeremy Parr wrote: > > 2009/8/24 Steve Barnes <mailto:[email protected]> <[email protected]>: > > > For bench purposes, how hard is it to build antenna loads for the bench. I > hate having to hook up a antenna, LMR and Pigtail every time I test a radio. > I am pretty new to this Building my own stuff and not buying preconfigured. > Can you just solder a 50 Ohm resister to some pig tails? Or is there a > better answer? > > > > Strip some LMR back about 3/4", and fan out the braid. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > > > > > > > > -- Jack Unger - President, Ask-Wi.Com, Inc. Author - "Deploying License-Free Wireless WANs" Serving the Broadband Wireless Industry Since 1993 www.ask-wi.com 818-227-4220 [email protected] Public Profile <http://www.linkedin.com/in/jackunger> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
