[Lowfer] EH Antennas
Ed Phillips
[email protected]
Fri, 14 Jun 2002 14:51:26 -0700
Lyle Koehler wrote:
>
> There is a detailed construction article available on the site for a 40
> meter version. There are some interesting statements in the article:
>
> "The external part of the coax shield is "invested" by this strong field.
> Such may cause a
> part of RF to reach the RTX and generate an increase of the SWR or RF
> burns."
>
> Then, a few sentences later "We confirm that the line does not radiate. We
> can guarantee you one hundred per cent that the line has nothing to do with
> the EH Antenna's performance."
>
> Draw your own conclusions...
>
> Lyle, K0LR
I haven't noticed it lately, but for a long time QST ran an add for a
"mini" 80m beam which was "guaranteed to dissipate 1 kw". Apparently it
was only about a yard square. Sounds like the same league as this
thing.
Ed