On Friday, 25 April 1997 at 08:00:00 UTC+1, Michael Volz wrote:
Ian.Sp...@ncl.ac.uk wrote:
The A99 is not a 1/2 wave antenna, contrary to the views which people
spout on this newgroup.
It is effectively a 3/4 wave antenna, although it is loaded. Anyone who
has seen the inside of the mid section will have seen that it is a widely spaced coil. Hence the overall length of the radiating element is more
than 1/2 wavelength long.
People have been trying to claim that a MACO V5/8 must be better simply because it is a 5/8 wave and the A99 is 'a 1/2 wave' antenna. Has anyone directly compared the two? The radiation pattern of the A99 is superior
to the 5/8 anyway.
Thats all.
Ian
That's really interesting. I always wondered what was up with the
rattling inside! :)
73,
Mike
5/8 silver rod beat an upgraded A99 with firestick. My vector 4000 beats them both by just under 4 s points on the standard A99 & over 2 s points over upgraded A99.
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