"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
y.net...
lu6etj wrote:
But do I think: is it possible that all those friends that are
enthusiastic of the bazooka are affirming foolishness? They say: -With
the bazooka we listen stations that we don't with the plain dipole, and
this affirmatiotn point to a better SNR...

The Double Bazooka is probably quieter than a plain dipole
because, unlike a plain dipole, there is a DC path between
all points in the antenna thus minimizing the effects of
precipitation static.
--
73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

So a nice 2.5 K ohm resistor at the feed point of a dipole would be vastly
less work.




"With
the bazooka we listen stations that we don't with the plain dipole"

I doubt anyone can document that.