RadioBanter - View Single Post - SUPER J-POLE BEATS YAGI BY 1 dB

February 10th 05, 02:38 AM

On 9 Feb 2005 18:24:44 -0800, wrote:

Sure you better have strain relief, but i
still wouldn't rely on the soldered corner of
an SO-239.

Try it someday.

Ok, you can solder aluminum, but most
people don't know how, and it's not done often.

There are fluxes and solders for this at every local hardware.

Delrin is perfect for the Super J.

Don't use wood.

Wood is poor.

Our phasing loop doesn't sag and
hasn't failed yet.

Wouldnt last through the 30 inches of snow we got here.

It may have been #6, but it was fine
for our purposes.

Marginal.

Wanna try a real broadcast FM antenna, try a dual cycloid. Not to
hard to build but has both vertical and horizontal polarization. good
gain too.

Allison