Plastic is cheap and easily mass produced.
73!
-Adam
WJ4X
Roger (K8RI) wrote:
>
> The cage dipole simulates a conductor of much larger diameter than any
> of the single wires, or even their total and the ends are tied together.
> That being the case, other than simplicity and weight, why use an
> insulator for the separator? How about a thin metal band, Aluminum
> ring, or what ever? Wood has been used, wood soaked in paraffin as
> well as other materials, but I've not seen any metal used. A disk would
> be out except for small diameters due to the aerodynamic problems.
>
> As a personal opinion I'd stick with 6" and larger diameter cages on 75
> and 40 for the increased band width. Actually I thin 1' would work well
> on 75.
>
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
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