This Amateur Radio Antenna Is Made From a Single Tape Measure
By opting to use a 50m steel tape measure, Paul Timkovic from OM0ET was able to create a highly portable amateur radio setup for cheap.
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Thought this was interesting. Any thoughts?
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Steel is bad material for antennas. Especially long ones.
Some analysis: https://owenduffy.net/blog/?p=19578
Mike
Some analysis: https://owenduffy.net/blog/?p=19578
Mike
Tell that to these people. Their stainless steel wire coils work great.
http://www.wolfrivercoils.com/
I look at it as " any antenna is better than no antenna".
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Jeff
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Jeff
i can remember lufkin measuring tape antennas in old 73 magazine ads back in the 1960s
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Who is gonna try one and see if it measures up?
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I remember the Hy-Gain tape dipole back in the 60’s. It was way too expensive for me to ever consider. Making your own out of whatever materials available ruled the day. My 80 meter steel electric fence wire dipole back then worked great. The wire was usually given away for free after farmers ceased using it. I never accounted for any minor insufficiency. For practical purposes, signal reports seemed as good as any copper clad or any other wire dipoles that I made.
Tell that to these people. Their stainless steel wire coils work great.
http://www.wolfrivercoils.com/
Stainless is better than just plain steel. Either way even stainless steel is not as good as if it were pure aluminum or plated with silver when it comes to electrical conductivity. Steel has a relatively high resistance compared to other metals.
10-4. Fully concur.
I just have a soft sport for Wolf River. First European contact I ever made was using their mini coil with a 102" steel whip and a wire radial. While not the best (or even close to it) when it comes to conductivity, their stainless steel coils do work.
if it works im ok with it10-4. Fully concur.
I just have a soft sport for Wolf River. First European contact I ever made was using their mini coil with a 102" steel whip and a wire radial. While not the best (or even close to it) when it comes to conductivity, their stainless steel coils do work.