[Milsurplus] AS-2259 Antenna Test and Notes

[Brooke Clarke]

Hi breck:

On your web page I think you are saying the stock antenna wires are 24'10" and 
36' 10" or is 24.10 a different kind of unit?

The NVIS group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NVIS/ usually adds some length to 
both dipoles rather than use them as is.  It's easier than a matching circuit 
especially for hams that are going to be working in narrow frequency bands, not 
at any random frequency.

I've been thinking about the mast/coax and believe it needs to be low loss 
since the VSWR all along the mast/coax is high.  I wonder if the dimensions 
match some common hard line and if so is there a stock adapter to type-N?

For working with military radios either type-N or BNC connectors would be more 
common than the ham SO-239.  I don't think any mil radios have used the SO-239 
since W.W.II.  For example to use coax on the PRC-47 you use the UG-1816/PRC-47 
  Antenna Adapter which is type-N, the PRC-104 is BNC, etc.

Have Fun,

Brooke Clarke, N6GCE
http://www.PRC68.com
http://www.precisionclock.com



> Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2007 11:49:11 -0400
> From: "B. Smith" <smithab11 at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] AS-2259 Antenna Test and Notes
> To: <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>, <mrca at mailman.qth.net>
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> . . . . 
> I am sure the group would be interested in other comments , has anyone done 
> any real testing of the AS-2259 system?
> 
> 73 breck k4che