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Re: Coax Brade Breaks
From:
Mark <[log in to unmask]>
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For blind ham radio operators <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 14 May 2008 13:12:37 -0700
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Hi John,
     I am running a mobile whip similar to a ham stick. except the SWR's are 
about half of what I could get on the ham stick. They are even better now 
that I put a break in the coax braid.  O I should mention that I am using a 
75 meter whip.

God bless,
Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: Coax Brade Breaks


> What kind of antenna?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Coax Brade Breaks
>
>
>> Hi
>>     Well, I am not sure of the efficiency factor but the power level on
>> the
>> watt meter jumped and the SWR dropped. So, I wonder if I concentrated on
>> building an efficient ground system for the antenna, if this is a work
>> able
>> system for the long term?
>>
>> God bless,
>> Mark
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 6:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: Coax Brade Breaks
>>
>>
>>> probably either A, the soldering job wasn't all that good, the 
>>> connection
>>> at
>>> the antenna is broke, or it finds your ground a better substitute for 
>>> the
>>> shield side of the antenna.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Mark" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 8:18 PM
>>> Subject: Coax Brade Breaks
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>     Some where years ago I heard about bead breaks in the ground braid 
>>>> =
>>>> of coax. It had some thing to do with reducing RFI.=20
>>>>     Jumping to the present, I was getting a 3 to 1 SWR on my HF =
>>>> antenna. So, just for kicks I attached only the center conductor of the
>>>> =
>>>> coax to the center pin of a PL259. I made sure the coax braid did not =
>>>> touch the shield of the PL259. I ran a SWR check and found my SWR was =
>>>> now at 1.7 to 1. My question is what happened? Why did this appear to =
>>>> have such a wonderful affect on my antenna system?
>>>>
>>>> God bless,
>>>> Mark
>>>>
>>>
>>
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