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General Category => Huh? => Topic started by: Beerus Maximus on February 21, 2018, 1713 UTC
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I feel it is important to clear the air about a subject that has been bandied about lately on these here forums. This is regarding the end-fed dipole.
I am the inventor of the end-fed dipole. I have updated my signature (below) to reflect this. Any other claims to the discovery of the end-fed dipole will be vigorously challenged.
There will be a book. But for now, I would like to provide a simple schematic for those who may be interested in building my antenna:
----------------------------------------------------- <--- radiating element
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Should you have any questions, I am here to answer them.
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I have many questions:
How long should the feedline be?
Which is better, RG-58 or RG-59? (trick question)
What gauge wire should be used for the radiating element?
Will using oxygen free copper speaker wire for the radiating element allow me to hear WABC in the Mt Kisco A&P?
Is it true that wrapping 666 turns of the feedline around a stack of $20 bills will attenuate all Brother Stair transmissions?
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If one were so churlish as to extend the radiator length another quarter, it becomes.......... a tripole.
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How long should the feedline be?
Roughly, it should be equivalent to the length of a slice of bacon, multiplied by as many as you consume in six months, and then again multiplied by the average of your front and rear tire tread depths as a decimal.
Which is better, RG-58 or RG-59? (trick question)
I always start any discussion about coaxial feed lines with the recommendation to solder the center conductor to the braid as close to the receiver or transmitter as possible. This almost always eliminates significant variation in coaxial feed line performance. Thus, I buy the cheapest coaxial cable I can find.
Will using oxygen free copper speaker wire for the radiating element allow me to hear WABC in the Mt Kisco A&P?
Using oxygen free copper wire introduces the risk of the bends; I never recommend it without proper decompression to stabilize the ambient pressure inside the insulation.
Is it true that wrapping 666 turns of the feedline around a stack of $20 bills will attenuate all Brother Stair transmissions?
This depends on the dollar currency in question; Canadian versus American dollars have a very high variation in capacitance which can significantly alter the attenuation properties of the filter you reference.
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Personally, I've always preferred the magnetic monopole antenna. It will become especially useful during the upcoming period when the earth's magnetic field reverses.
If one were so churlish as to extend the radiator length another quarter, it becomes.......... a tripole.
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How long should the feedline be?
Roughly, it should be equivalent to the length of a slice of bacon, multiplied by as many as you consume in six months, and then again multiplied by the average of your front and rear tire tread depths as a decimal.
Which is better, RG-58 or RG-59? (trick question)
I always start any discussion about coaxial feed lines with the recommendation to solder the center conductor to the braid as close to the receiver or transmitter as possible. This almost always eliminates significant variation in coaxial feed line performance. Thus, I buy the cheapest coaxial cable I can find.
Will using oxygen free copper speaker wire for the radiating element allow me to hear WABC in the Mt Kisco A&P?
Using oxygen free copper wire introduces the risk of the bends; I never recommend it without proper decompression to stabilize the ambient pressure inside the insulation.
Is it true that wrapping 666 turns of the feedline around a stack of $20 bills will attenuate all Brother Stair transmissions?
This depends on the dollar currency in question; Canadian versus American dollars have a very high variation in capacitance which can significantly alter the attenuation properties of the filter you reference.
I like the way you think. None of that pi in the sky stuff like Al.
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Personally, I've always preferred the magnetic monopole antenna. It will become especially useful during the upcoming period when the earth's magnetic field reverses.
If one were so churlish as to extend the radiator length another quarter, it becomes.......... a tripole.
First they came for the warmers.
Then they came for the reversers.
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What is the recommended method procedure for super-cooling the element to provide for faster transmission?
Does this support DC transmission?
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What is the recommended method procedure for super-cooling the element to provide for faster transmission?
Does this support DC transmission?
DC to Daylight, no sissy filters to impede the RF waves.
Putting the radiator in a reinforced hose filled with liquid oxygen does the trick, but if you're fresh out, use what you've got on hand, butane, freon, etc...
Stand behind something sturdy and non-flammable when you give it the juice and good luck!
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Where do I install the tophat and monocle to focus the beam width toward the hemorrosphere layer?