[FoxHunt] Turnstile antennas for 2M

[Jay Hennigan]

On Thu, 15 Jan 2004, bob wrote:

> Why did they decide on horizontal antennas? Verticals are so much easier
> to make, hide etc.

Not sure.  Possibly for some interference reduction from repeaters and
paging services, etc.

> I notice that you crumpled the 90 degree phasing harness into a wad and
> stuffed it into the pipe. The outer conductor of the phasing harness has
> lots of RF on it and this isn't a good place to put it. Better to let it
> dangle with the coax. You could also dangle a 1/2 wave loop for a balun
> (although it doesn't have RF on the outside and could be crumpled up),
> removing most of the RF on the feed line.

I thought about that, originally intending to put it in a neat (inductive)
coil.  With it randomly crumpled, it makes a less effective radiator,
which was my intent.

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