A coil of coax is part of the design and build. Without the coil of coax
performance is very poor even on receive.
I'll dig mine out in the morning and take some pictures; I also have the
tuning instruction sheet.
Dave ~ KB3EFS
On 07/28/2016 08:46 PM, Brian Hopkins wrote:
Cool!!! do you have a balun connected to the slinky?
Brian, VA3BAH
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*From:* kb3efs.dave <kb3efs.dave@xxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* July 28, 2016 4:59 PM
*To:* b_hopkins@xxxxxxxxxxx; Kingston Amateur Radio Club - VE3KBR dot com
*Subject:* Re: [karc] I wonder if this could be used as an antenna??
Yes... AND I have a "Slinky Antenna" made from a kit that has been part
of my gear since the mid 70's.
Better on receive than on transmit.
Surf away Brian . . . . . =-->
https://duckduckgo.com/?q=slinky+antenna&t=canonical&ia=web
Dave - KB3EFS
On 07/28/2016 04:26 PM, Brian Hopkins wrote:
Remember Slinkies?
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?cat=2,51555&pp632 Brian,
VA3BAH .
