[Antennas] Re: Antenna Balls

Mon, 23 Jun 2003 19:53:26 -0500

Hustler antennas, for the HF range, tune the "stinger" by varying the BASE
(via a set-screw).  It leaves the "ball" at the end of the stinger on the
END of the "stinger" to protect against putting out eyes, and in the case of
high-power operation, reducing the possibility of "corona".

For VHF/UHF antennas, there is a set-screw at the BASE of the antenna, and
the instructions clearly state that small sections should be cut from the
BASE of the antenna.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Lay" <[email protected]>
To: "Karl" <[email protected]>; "Tim" <[email protected]>; "Antennas"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Re: Antenna Ball

> > Usually, Tim, one "trims" a mobile antenna from the BASE of the whip
> > element, NOT from the tip.

> Wrong!!!!!
> It depends on the design of the antenna. The Hustler antennas all tune
with
> the little section at the top.
>
> Bob Lay in Dahlgren, VA
> http://www.qsl.net/w9dmk