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Forum: Marine Electronics

02-03-2013, 13:29

Replies: 13

Random Wire Antennae

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Random Wire Antennae

Right -- I learned that studying for my ham exams :) Electrical length versus physical length.

Lifeline is cheap enough that I think I'll have a couple of these made up with loops on both ends. ...

Forum: Marine Electronics

02-03-2013, 06:13

Replies: 13

Random Wire Antennae

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Random Wire Antennae

That's another argument against backstay antennae -- other than changing the feedline length, you can't change the length of them. For a wire antenna hauled up on a halyard, it is otherwise. A snap...

Forum: Marine Electronics

01-03-2013, 10:56

Replies: 13

Random Wire Antennae

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Posted By Dockhead

Re: Random Wire Antennae

Great; thanks a lot for that useful information.

Forum: Marine Electronics

01-03-2013, 10:55

Replies: 13

Random Wire Antennae

Views: 3,474

Posted By Dockhead

Re: Random Wire Antennae

If you don't mind fiddling with a manual match network every time you change bands, go for it. I think that would be a royal PITA, myself, especially at sea. Remember you may be flipping through...

Forum: Marine Electronics

01-03-2013, 05:11

Replies: 13

Random Wire Antennae

Views: 3,474

Posted By Dockhead

Random Wire Antennae

I was unable to buy an insulator for my jumbo diameter backstay -- it was all special order and several weeks leadtime and incredibly expensive.

I wasn't all that keen on chopping the backstay...

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