[South Florida DX Association] The CCD antenna
Bill Marx
bmarx at bellsouth.net
Sun Mar 9 09:50:32 EST 2008
I saw this ad on QRZ and copied the claims below...Has any one has bought it
or has any experience with this type antenna? Yes I have Googled it and read
all the stories. Just wondering if any one on SFDXA had used one.
Bill W2CQ
http://www.ccdantennas.com/CCD/
a.. A wire antenna with about 4.5db gain over a half wave dipole
b.. An antenna that is markedly quieter on receive..generally as quiet as
a loop or better
c.. An antenna you can hide from that little old lady in the HOA yet not
compromise in size and performance...with antennas size does matter!
d.. Something you can mount up high, close to the ground, or even laying
ON the ground!!
e.. It doesn't compromise by trying to be a multi-band antenna and working
marginally on all bands - it works exceptionally well on the band it's made
for.
f.. Handles static discharges as needed all along the antenna in lightning
and sand storms.
g.. Can run full legal power on the band it's designed for. (note: if
installing it along eaves or fence lines power should be lowered to safe
exposure levels)
The CCD antenna is like nothing else on the market. And it just might be
that bit of magic you've been looking for.
CCD means Controlled Current Distribution. This is a full wave dipole (or
long wire) that has a series of capacitors mounted along the wire on
specially designed boards. The idea being that the current distribution
along the entire antenna wire is relatively constant.
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