[Antennas] lindenblad antenna

rbethman rbethman at comcast.net
Thu Dec 30 16:07:00 EST 2010


Norm,

I believe in the "KISS" methodology!

Antenna handbooks are one source, the "West Coast" Handbooks by Bill Orr 
are good sources also.

Here is one that uses a Gamma match to regular coax:
<http://www.dxzone.com/cgi-bin/dir/jump2.cgi?ID=21622>

This is where you start looking:

<http://www.dxzone.com/catalog/Antennas/70cm/>

Bob - N0DGN

On 12/30/2010 3:56 PM, normn3ykf at stny.rr.com wrote:
> Bob,
> Feel free to point me at a link to get me started! Have seen a few like the Texas potato masher and the eggbeater. The last two use an odd feedline to get a match. One of the lindys has the advantage that the matching sections are made from 300 ohm feeder. Simple to find. Even Radio Shack has that!
> Thanks,
> Norm n3ykf
> ---- rbethman<rbethman at comcast.net>  wrote:
>> Norm,
>>
>> If satellite links are what you are after, then something like it or a
>> circular polarization with a screen reflector can be made MUCH easier.
>>
>> My $ 0.02!
>>
>> Bob - N0DGN
>>
>> On 12/30/2010 3:00 PM, normn3ykf at stny.rr.com wrote:
>>> Hi all!
>>> Anyone have any experience building or using one of these for 432? Is the construction worth it? Looks kind of complex mechanically.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Norm McSweyn
>

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