n4kg@juno.com wrote:
> On Tue, 2 Apr 2002 Pete Goudreau <goudpj@mac.com> writes:
>> BIG SNIP
>> all the elements of most yagis are insulated from the boom, too.
> HUH? Only if you are looking at Force 12 or KLM antennas is this a
> valid statement.
DOH!
Yep, F12 on the brain.
A hairpin match tied to the boom at its centerpoint doesn't effect
matching or the driven element operation and provides a dc ground,
and yeah, many yagis have reflectors and directors tied directly to
the boom. I knew that, really, I did, honest...%-{}
> Obviously you have not examined any of the Cushcraft, HyGain, or
> Mosley antennas which have grounded elements on all of their
antennas
> except for the driven elements of CC and Mosley tribanders.
May I plead oldtimer's disease? Almost there, got the hair...
> A thorough analysis would have caught this detail. :- 0
I _hate_ it when that happens!
Thanks,
Pete, AD5HD (ex-WB5RKC)
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