In Joe Carr's Receiving Antenna Handbook, page 51 and 53 show a "heavy dot"
as the connection between the Antenna Wire and the Downlead. Is the "heavy
dot" a "Center Insulator" as show on pages 29-31?

Thanks for your help.

slade

On Jul 25, 12:48*pm, "Slade Henson" wrote:
In Joe Carr's Receiving Antenna Handbook, page 51 and 53 show a "heavy dot"
as the connection between the Antenna Wire and the Downlead. Is the "heavy
dot" a "Center Insulator" as show on pages 29-31?

Thanks for your help.

slade

Usually when a wiring diagram is drawn the wires cross each other as
they go to different placeds
To differentiate between wires crossing and a wire connection one
usually places a dot to signify an electrical connection.
Art

Cool, Art; thanks. Therefore, I use an insulated wire for the the Downlead,
solder it to the horizontal antenna wire, and slip it into the red SW ANT
plug on the side of the radio. A 10 Ga wire, then, connects the black GND
plug to the ground. Thanks. That answers my question.

slade

"Art Unwin" wrote in message
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On Jul 25, 12:48 pm, "Slade Henson" wrote:
In Joe Carr's Receiving Antenna Handbook, page 51 and 53 show a "heavy
dot"
as the connection between the Antenna Wire and the Downlead. Is the "heavy
dot" a "Center Insulator" as show on pages 29-31?

Thanks for your help.

slade

Usually when a wiring diagram is drawn the wires cross each other as
they go to different placeds
To differentiate between wires crossing and a wire connection one
usually places a dot to signify an electrical connection.
Art

I don't have access to that book or the illustration so can't say what
that 'dot' represents. One way to figure it though, is that feed line
a singe conductor, or two conductors? If it's a single conductor it
probably just makes a direct connection to the antenna. If it's two
conductors, there's probably an insulator of some kind there, and each
conductor goes to one 'side' of the antenna. Make sense
- 'Doc