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On Oct 11, 9:54 pm, "Dave" wrote:
the farther out you can get them the better it will usually work, adding
capacitive loading hats on the ends of the elements will also help and
increase the bandwidth.

Hello Dave,
I was wondering about capacity hats. Don't know much about them or had
any experience with them. Will have a look on google.
Cheers
Max

the cushcraft 40-2cd and the xm-240 use them just after the loading coil.
They can also be mounted at the tip of the elements. They use two 18-24"
long aluminum rods in an X configuration. More rods, or adding a wire
around the tips adds more capacitance.