Re: [amsat-bb] Myers' BBQ Grill "short"

["Frederick M. Spinner" <fspinner@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, my Conifer feed is from a salvaged conifer converter..
it turns out that the converter uses a shorted stub for static protection. 
(A fraction of a 1/4 WL).. this would also be a good
addition to the GaAS FET on the Drake, also.. a small piece of teflon
coax would do this nicely..  Glad I just gave myself the idea..

Fred W0FMS


>From: Bill Howell <bhowell@mail.utexas.edu>
>To: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
>Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Myers' BBQ Grill "short"
>Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 17:33:23 -0500
>
>Peter wrote:
>
>>Bill
>>Having read yr comment,I measured the encapsulated 2.4GHz dipole on my TSI
>>3373 and it reads zero on a ohm meter.Wonder why-cant see a ready and 
>>obvious
>>answer
>>Peter G4AJG
>
>
>Most curious. I would have expected a simple dipole.
>If nothing else, perhaps this design would offer some "static
>protection" to the downconverter.
>
>I checked a flat-panel MMDS antenna from Comnet (one foot square and
>2 inches thick),
>and it reads _open_.
>
>
>
>
>
>Bill Howell
>University of Texas at Austin
>College of Fine Arts
>Office of Computing Technologies
>N5ALO  Amsat 32459  QRP-L 415
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