From: Glenn Shaw (mpmutt@mtaofnj.us)
Date: Fri Apr 02 2004 - 11:03:57 PST
Hi
Depending on your transceiver it may work. Some radios will shut down
the transmitter final if a high enough SWR is detected. Some will just
reduce the power but still work. Others will just simply burn out. If
your radio will transmitt into this bad a match it will work similar to
having an unfolded coat hanger connected to the radio, which may be good
enough for convoy use etc.
Later
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: Bjorn Brandstedt [mailto:super_deuce@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 6:44 AM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: Re: [MV] AS-1729 antenna question
I'm having too much fun with this list and start to ask first and read
about
it later. A "vertical dipole", it must be a masterpiece of design to you
radio guys out there, hope I didn't insult anybody with a simplistic
question.
As far as a CB antenna, perhaps it will work for short range
communications
at least and it sure looks better.
Thanks everybody for your help!
Bjorn
Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains (light snow on the ground this morning)
>From: "Trish & Carla" <wa6ube@tactical-link.com>
>Reply-To: <wa6ube@tactical-link.com>
>To: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>,"Military Vehicles
>Mailing
>List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: RE: [MV] AS-1729 antenna question
>Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 16:32:45 -0800
>
>
>Keep in mind that the AS1729 is actually a vertical dipole that is fed
>at the center, so looks can be deceiving if you are comparing overall
>length to that of a 1/4-wave CB whip ...
>
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