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2nd Apr 2018, 11:44 pm | #21 |
Hexode
Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: London, UK.
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Re: Ideal boom size for FM aerial
A fibreglass mast is all very well, but what about the coax cable taped to it feeding the dipole? Won't this have a similar effect to the polar response as a metal mast?
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4th Apr 2018, 11:24 am | #22 |
Rest in Peace
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Solihull, West Midlands, UK.
Posts: 4,872
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Re: Ideal boom size for FM aerial
Yes. If there is no balun, then perhaps an even greater effect.
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4th Apr 2018, 8:49 pm | #23 | |
Tetrode
Join Date: Nov 2017
Location: East Lothian, Scotland, UK.
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Re: Ideal boom size for FM aerial
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To be fair the mast was up for about ten years before it started to disintegrate and living in a bungalow, wasn't too difficult to replace. David |
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