Howard wrote in message . ..
On Sat, 13 Nov 2004 23:25:12 -0800, "Harbin"
wrote:

Howdy Y'all:
Chushcraft says that the Ringo Ranger II is the latest design featuring
three 5/8 wave radiating elements and an adjustable 1/8 wave phasing stub.
My question is why a 1/8 phasing stub? Should it be more like 3/8 or
somthing, and why only
one phasing stub, should there not be 2? And is the outside of the coax that
comes from the ground plane a radiating
element? This antenna has me scratching my head, any ideas?

Harbin

Sounds like marketing in action; I'd call it a two element colinear
with a decoupling section at the bottom.

It's a decent enough antenna but the real marketing hype lies in the
claim that those three lame whiskers which protrude from the base of
the thing act as "decoupling sections". Which don't work worth a hill
of beans in their advertised role *particularly* with this antenna
which is notorious for tossing RF back into le shack. The way to
actually clean up a Ringo II and get it cooking properly is to install
an RF choke wound, beaded or otherwise near the feedpoint.


Just for giggles, what gain
does Witchcraft claim?
Howard

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