[GVARC] Foothill Jpoles' Dimensions

[Pat Barthelow]

Hi folks,


I used to build the classic 2 meter Jpole a-la Foothill.  Does anyone have 
one that they could extract the following dimensions from:?
And who is the orgnaization that makes them for sale at Foothill?

Center to Center spacing of the main pole, to the 1/4 wave stub?

Distance from the center of the bottom of the 'u' to the crossover point of 
the #12 wire that is curled around the main pole

Number of turns of the 12 guage wire around the pole.

BTW, I found that the 12 guage wire, wrapped for 6 or 7 turns around the 
main pole and shrink tube wrapped, sucks up water like a dry sponge, and 
destroys the SWR.  If you coat the coiled portion with silicon seal, so that 
water cannot wick into the coil, it fixes the problem.

73, DX, de Pat AA6EG/N6IJ  Please send email replies to: n6ij@hotmail.com
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