Subj : Re: Radio Check
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : echicken
Date : Fri Sep 27 2024 11:46 pm

  Re: Re: Radio Check
  By: poindexter FORTRAN to Ed Vance on Thu Sep 26 2024 18:25:29

 PF> Wait, like a REAL Slinky? If so, that's amazing.

Yep, that's an actual thing. In fact, if you can get your hands on the special edition brass slinky it's said to work a bit better.

They can be fun to play with. You can use alligator clips / jumper cables to adjust the feedpoint, change the spacing of the coils and the overall length of the antenna, perform endless tweaks like this to get the best results on whatever band.

I believe it was with this antenna that a member of my club worked Great Britain from Ohio one year, on sideband, with some difficulty. It wasn't until after the contact was over that he realized he'd been talking into the back of the mic.

And for the sake of the thread, yes, another ham here: VE3XEC.

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