-=> On 12-24-97  20:27, Bruce Legrande said to Ivy Iverson,<=-
-=>"About LF: Antenna Make/Model In...,"<=-
-=> Ivy Iverson wrote in a message to Bruce Legrande:
 
Hi, Bruce;
 
 BL> BTW: Don't have access to an analyzer :(
 II> See if you can get your hands on either an anyalizer or a dipper,
 II> and see where it resonates.  You should get a good indication on
 II> each band that it's good for.
 
I built a Heathkit dipper many years ago, (one of the few things I still
have after too many moves, break-ins and theiving landlords). :-<
 
 BL> I was tempted to build a Grid-Dip meter I saw in 'handbook' several
 BL> years ago, but never got to it - wish I had, now...  I no longer
 BL> have access to that handbook (1982 edition - I think), and none of
 BL> my other limited library of refmans have the plans, guess I'm sol!
 
Not necessarily.  I have a copy of the 1979 handbook, (AKA "Ham's bible"),
which shows the construction of a 2-transistor dipper on pages 16-17 to
16-19.  If you want, I suppose I could get it copied and send it to you.
I would appreciate a SASE and maybe a little to cover the cost of copying.
If you want to discuss this, please netmail me.  -OR- I have found that
the engineering departments of most broadcast stations keep a copy of the
handbook on the shelf for reference.  You could check your local radio/TV
stations to see if they have a copy that has a dipper in it.  They would
probably be happy to run you off a copy for free.  (Charge it to public
relations).   :-}
 
Or if your local public library doesn't have a copy of the handbook, they
could certainly get one on inter-library loan.
 
 BL> Too many other financial burdens now to be able to afford the parts
 BL> to build one, and NO WAY I'll afford the $300+ for the AEA or $200+
 BL> for the MFJ-259 analyzer.
 
I would LOVE to get my claws on a MFJ-259 - the meter of a thousand uses!
But $259.95 (AES price), is WAYYY out of my league!  I estimate it's going
to take me at least 6 months to save enough to buy the 2M/440 radio I want
so I can do a little DXing and be more ready for any emergencies that come
along.  (We have lots of tornados around here, and other major
emergencies - such as plane crashes which my ARES chapter also trains
for - are not unheard of.)
 
Season's Greetings to KB6LWN DE KB9QPM
   Ivy
 
 
 
... HAM (n) 2. Acronym for Hasn't Any Money.
 
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