Is this an RF Savvy Joke aimed at newbies?

[FreeLana]

This is a new one for me. Coaxial Radiator. Pictured was a coil of LMR-400 with PL-259s on each end. Narrative says maximum conductivity and extremely low-loss for great HF experience. Comes in 102" and 145" lengths. Says "To ensure optimal performance, both ends of the radiator are pre-shorted at the factory". Forgive my ignorance, but this doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Is it a gag?

I do have experience with "leaky coax" systems, where special coax was used in RF challenged areas (underground systems) using portable radios in the 40-50 MHz range, but this does not seem to be the case here.

Insights or explanations?

 

[brandon7861]

This goes with the CHA-F loop antenna system that Chameleon Antennas sells. The box at the bottom (I assume) is a variable capacitor, which would explain why the coax ends would have the inner shorted to the braid. Its a loop antenna.

CHA F-LOOP 3.0

DISCONTINUED The F-LOOP 3.0 Antenna is the newly updated design of our EXTREMELY popular F-LOOP 2.0. It's smaller, lighter and more compact! The F-LOOP 3.0 was designed with portability, ease of use simplicity, ruggedness and high performance in mind. Unlike any other similar antennas on the...

chameleonantenna.com

Here is the original ad for the cable in question, sold by the same company.

CHA-ABR-400-RADIATORS

CHA ABR-400 RADIATORS FOR MAGNETIC LOOP & BOOSTER KIT High-Performance, Low-Loss Radiators for Serious Operators The CHA ABR-400 Radiators are premium-grade, ultra-low-loss coaxial radiators designed for maximum performance in demanding portable magnetic loop antennas. Engineered with precision...

chameleonantenna.com

The connectors are just a convenient way of swapping loops. The variable cap only has so much range, so to get other bands, the loop needs to change. There is a driven loop and a tuned loop, that product is for the tuned loop. It is being used as a regular conductor and has nothing to do with common-mode current like the facebook comments are talking about.

 

[imyaoutt]

I saw that ad. I assumed because of the length of the cables that it was for a loop antenna. No expert in that world, but made sense to me.

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