Fiber Glass (shell) vs Metal
 

Been looking for a used 2 mtr ant. - was reading some comments about
Fiber Glass and Lightning - Someone said "Fiber Glass to lightning is
like a trailer park to a tornado" - "It's all metal on the inside" -
So, is there something to the comment ?

Fiber Glass (shell) vs Metal
 

This will not answer your question but it is amusing. This guy claims
his SS replacement top section for fiberglass antennas gives you 2dB
gain and a lot of other BS. See:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BASE-ANTENNA-UPG...QQcmdZViewItem
“PRINCIPLE EXPLANATION... THIS UNIT IS A STAINLESS STEEL TOP SECTION
THAT SCREWS INTO THE TOP SECTION OF YOUR EXISTING FIBERGLASS BASE
ANTENNA, AND IT IS A PROVEN FACT STEEL ANTENNAS OUT PREFORM FIBERGLASS
IT ALSO HAS A METAL HELIX COIL TO INCREASE RECIEVE .. THIS UNIT HAS A
LOAD IN IT VERSES YOUR TOP SECTION THAT DOESNT HAVE A LOAD THIS
INCREASES TRANSMIT POWER BY DRAWING POWER TO THE TOP LOAD....”
Ooh, don’t question him, he’s a broadcast engineer! Ha!
Bob


Myles Byrne wrote:
Been looking for a used 2 mtr ant. - was reading some comments about
Fiber Glass and Lightning - Someone said "Fiber Glass to lightning is
like a trailer park to a tornado" - "It's all metal on the inside" -
So, is there something to the comment ?

Fiber Glass (shell) vs Metal
 

Bob wrote:

This will not answer your question but it is amusing. This guy claims
his SS replacement top section for fiberglass antennas gives you 2dB
gain and a lot of other BS. See:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BASE-ANTENNA-UPG...QQcmdZViewItem

“PRINCIPLE EXPLANATION... THIS UNIT IS A STAINLESS STEEL TOP SECTION
THAT SCREWS INTO THE TOP SECTION OF YOUR EXISTING FIBERGLASS BASE
ANTENNA, AND IT IS A PROVEN FACT STEEL ANTENNAS OUT PREFORM FIBERGLASS
IT ALSO HAS A METAL HELIX COIL TO INCREASE RECIEVE .. THIS UNIT HAS A
LOAD IN IT VERSES YOUR TOP SECTION THAT DOESNT HAVE A LOAD THIS
INCREASES TRANSMIT POWER BY DRAWING POWER TO THE TOP LOAD....”
Ooh, don’t question him, he’s a broadcast engineer! Ha!
Bob


Myles Byrne wrote:

Been looking for a used 2 mtr ant. - was reading some comments about
Fiber Glass and Lightning - Someone said "Fiber Glass to lightning is
like a trailer park to a tornado" - "It's all metal on the inside" -
So, is there something to the comment ?

Since fiberglass is an insulator and stainless steel is a conductor I
would say that he is 100% correct in his statement that the ss antenna
will function better. :^)

Dave N

Fiber Glass (shell) vs Metal
 

"David G. Nagel" wrote:



Since fiberglass is an insulator and stainless steel is a conductor I
would say that he is 100% correct in his statement that the ss antenna
will function better. :^)

Dave N

I have to agree, Dave.
It kind of makes sense that if a signal is strong enough fight its way up the
stainless steel, and then out through the fibreglass that it is
most certainly strong enough to hit any receiver.

Irv VE6BP

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