On 03/19/2012 06:46 PM, ZR wrote:
> A 175' run of 5 Slinkys will have about the same directivity as a 550' or so
> Beverage, a bit better SNR and still enough signal to not need a preamp most
> of the time.
>
> Its still a Beverage.
>
> Statement based upon years of use. YMMV
A beverage works because the difference in velocity factors
(between air and wire? between wire and ground?) bends the
wavefront.
Does a slinky, with a lower velocity factor, bend the
wavefront more?
Does it somehow end up with a lower takeoff angle, and
maybe better azimuthal directivity than a similar length
of straight wire?
I am somewhat checked out from work right now, or I would
model this in NEC. Right now I'm hoping someone else
already has :)
Also, do you need special slinkies for constructing a
beverage? Say, stainless steel or bronze ones?
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