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Re: [TenTec] New and Improved Terminology (NVIS origins)

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] New and Improved Terminology (NVIS origins)
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson" <geraldj@weather.net>
Reply-to: geraldj@weather.net, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:04:16 -0600
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I think some changing of the mechanical resonant frequency, but mostly adding damping so the element doesn't ring.

73, Jerry, K0CQ

On 1/10/2011 6:20 PM, Stuart Rohre wrote:
Another fix for "strumming" of beam elements is to fill them with poly
rope.  The whole idea is to change the resonant frequency to stiffle
vibrations.

-Stuart Rohre
K5KVH



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