Thread: 102" whip
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Old January 30th 06, 12:07 AM posted to rec.radio.cb
Frank Gilliland
 
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Default 102" whip

On Sun, 29 Jan 2006 16:11:34 -0500, wrote in
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Seeing how you brought up the bending of the antenna..........
Another disadvantage of the 102" ss whip is the gain lost because of
this bending. It is significant.



Where are your test results showing a "significant" loss of gain with
a wind-bent antenna?


Don't even need a test on this one.



In your own words:

"If you really wanted to prove it you'd run the test. You don't
because it would upset your thinking on antennas."

"A test is better than no test."


1. It can be mathematically calculated. ( I'll let you do that)



"I don't care what makes it bad. Do the test then you can hypothesize
as to why it didn't perform."


2. It looses gain bad enough that you can actually see it and
hear it. Example :

Two vehicles are traveling together down the expressway at 75mph.
One uses a K-40. The other a 102" whip. Both appear to have similar
maximum S-meter readings but the 102 " whips signal fades in and out
The K-40 does some fading but not nearly as deep as the 102".



"All we need are the facts. Just the facts. Go get the
facts. Run the test and stop posturing."

But I think this one is closer to the truth:

"You are not going to get a definitive answer from me, just
conjecture."






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