[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