John Smith wrote:
Oh yeah, I forgot to make mention of the "nuts"...

Regards

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This posting sequence has been an enlightening experience though, and
well
worth the trouble. I have learned that most will wage a "religious
war" if
they think anyone is going to challenge the generally accepted ideas
and
methods.
If you insist on going on, you will run the gauntlet of nay sayers and
be
attacked. Guffaws and slurs against your mental stability will
assualt you.
If one is looking to try something new--this is NOT the place to
discuss it.
Perhaps another news group, where those who seek to intimidate and
"out
shout" true expermenters would be banned and refused posting would be
a
workable alternative and more conductive to attempts to break the
mold.
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I think I'm going to vomit....Are you related to Art? If not,
you should be....Whine, whine, whine.... You think you are the
first one to try that? I tried that using my helical mobile
antennas years ago...Big deal...BTW...I ended up preferring the
normal 1/4 wave config for a mobile antenna...Just in case thou
art interested...I also agree with one poster...The biggest change
will be with the current distribution...
They were making CB antenna *years* ago, using that "extended winding"
type of design...Many were a 5/8's wl winding. Sheesh....Get a grip.
Quit whining...Religious war? Slurs against your stability? Will be
soon, if you don't quit this retched "poor ole maligned me" whining.
You never saw me say anything about the antenna itself. Why? Cuz
being I have tried it, I know they can work. But like I said,
I ended up not using it as the normal 1/4 wl config worked better
on my car. Trust me...The idea has been tried long ago.
There is nothing wrong with posting something new here. Although
to others, it might not be new at all.
In fact, if you are *actually* interested in if it's viable,
this is probably the best place. You won't get suger coated
bullcrap here...
Now, if you are trying to push some funky device like say the EH
antenna, yep, you probably don't wanna be here...Go to a yahoo
forum where all have to register to join. That way you can control
all the posts, and make the outcome of your "discovery" come out
any way you want. Sheesh...
MK





Mark is right. This is an ancient antenna. Anyone interested can
look up the article on normal-mode helical antennas in the
_Antenna Engineering Handbook_ and get some references at the
end of the chapter for further study. Most of references date from the
'60s and '70s.
73,
Tom Donaly, KA6RUH