Re: [HCDX] Beware of "Slinky Antennas"

["Mark Clark" <mark.e.clark@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

RG-174 is rather lossy above 5mhz so it could really mess up your DX
efforts.  I try to use RG-58, RG-59, or RG-6 unless I'm trying to receive
above 50 mhz or so, then it's RG-8, RG-213 or some of the Flexi-9913.

The homemade balun sounds interesting-could you comment more about it?

73
Mark Clark N3IRJ
Phoenixville, PA - 20mi(32km) NW of Philadelphia


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joseph Strain" <yodar98@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pacificdx@xxxxxxxxxx>; <hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: [HCDX] Beware of "Slinky Antennas"


> I have a 13' mas o menos telescoping fiberglass crappie pole with a 9 inch
> aluminum Gutter-Nail in the bottom to poke it into the ground .
>
> My slinky is glued to a JUNK CD at each end with SHOE-GOO. The hole in one
> CD is opened up to an inch  and the hole in the other is closed off to
3/8"
> with scrap plastic and shoe goo.
>
> I just stick the telescoping pole up thru the slinky/CD, telecope it up
and
> I ahve a slinky-imitation of a St. louis Vertical (receive only)  Bottom
> extension is tensioned with a clip at the bottom of the pole, shoe-gooed
on
> of course.   Cram the aluminum spike at the base of the poLe (EPOXIED IN)
> into the ground.
>
> Still working with the home made  balun for best performance, but if one
of
> you 'speriments as well perhaps we can get a poor man's buddy-pole
>
> i told you that story to ask you this ?
>
> Traditional coax si a PIA to haul on a camping trip.... I found some about
> 1/8" very thin flexible coax...My eyes are too poor to read...I think its
RG
> 174/U...is this stuff any good for reception only. In experiments with it
at
> home, I cant seem to get any signal with it .
> Yodar
>
>
>
>
>    ;>)
>   Yodar
> More STUFF!
>
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Gary Crites" <pacificdx@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reply-To: pacificdx@xxxxxxxxxx
> To: hard-core-dx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [HCDX] Beware of "Slinky Antennas"
> Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:47:17 -0400 (EDT)
>
>
> I know this is a DX site but I thought you might all get a laugh out of
this
> one. I like to drive out to some remote area and string a wire but lately
> I've been using a toy Slinky clipped to my car under pretty high tension.
> The advantage of the Slinky is that if I get too close or too far from the
> pole I clip to the Slinky is always tight and straight.
>
> Of course it's only a matter of time before some unsuspecting old lady
hiker
> comes walking down the railroad tracks not looking where she's going
and...
> KA-WAM! Yes, the Slinky pulled loose and hit her right in the face! She
> wasn't too happy.
>
> I'm in the process now of building a loop antenna for MW.
>
>
>
> 73's
> Gary Crites
> Eureka, California
>
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