Cecil Moore wrote:
Sal M. Onella wrote:
Among the SK's posessions was a one-foot
piece of RG-8 or RG-213 which he had carefully modified by cutting away
about 3/16 inch of the jacket and braid all around the circumference
of the
cable, near its middle. I am not sure what use this would be to a ham.
Ideas?
It's probably a poor-man's slotted line. A needle is
inserted through the center insulation to access the
voltage on the center conductor.
Sorry, I misunderstood the description. It is probably
part of a loop antenna.
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73, Cecil
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