Craig-
Hard to tell. Some of them will work from HF to VHF, some will not. Obviously,
the best bet would be to use a VHF specific bridge if you can get ahold of one.
I would Google your bridge and see what the manufacturer's specifications
are.
Jim
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From: "craig bastin" <craigb@onthenet.com.au>
Jim just on the note of Standing wave bridges, I have one for AM CB radios as
commonly
used truckers etc, used it every time
I replaced an aerial on my car and mates cars to correctly "tune" the aerial.I
had been thinking of using it to tune my aerial but
wasnt sure if it was the correct one or not, any thoughts
craig
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Subject: Re: Europa-List: copper dipole
Paul-
FYI Aircraft Spruce has a reel of copper strapping material for $ 19.90. For
the
work you may need to go through, it may be easier to buy it. Also, as was
mentioned, the advantage of strapping is that it is a bit more broad band than
wire would be. I assume that the manufacturers do it that way to provide more
error in the event that you do not tune the antenna. If you have a good
Standing
Wave bridge and can tune it, as long as you are below 2.5 - 3 to 1 at the
extreme ends of the spectrum and close to flat at the most commonly used
frequencies
you will be transmitting on, wire would work just as well as strapping.
Jim Puglise A-283, Punta Gorda, FL
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<DIV>Hard to tell. Some of them will work from HF to VHF, some will
not.
Obviously, the best bet would be to use a VHF specific bridge if you can
get ahold of one. I would Google your bridge and see what the
manufacturer's
specifications are. </DIV>
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<DIV>Jim </DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=109573210-09012008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Jim
just
on the note of Standing wave bridges, I have one for AM CB radios as commonly
used truckers etc, used it every time</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109573210-09012008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
replaced
an aerial on my car and mates cars to correctly "tune" the aerial.I had
been thinking of using it to tune my aerial </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
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face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>but</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=109573210-09012008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2> wasnt
sure if it was the correct one </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=109573210-09012008><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>or not, any thoughts</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>jimpuglise@comcast.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, 9 January 2008 10:38
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copper dipole<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Paul-</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>FYI Aircraft Spruce has a reel of copper strapping material for $
19.90.
For the work you may need to go through, it may be easier to buy it.
Also, as was mentioned, the advantage of strapping is that it is a bit more
broad band than wire would be. I assume that the manufacturers do it that
way to provide more error in the event that you do not tune the antenna.
If you have a good Standing Wave bridge and can tune it, as long as you are
below 2.5 - 3 to 1 at the extreme ends of the spectrum and close to flat at the
most commonly used frequencies you will be transmitting on, wire would work
just as well as strapping.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Jim Puglise A-283, Punta Gorda, FL </DIV>
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