. QST . ,^ ., iciMi^ Designing and producing an effective shortenedbeam, such as the GONSET Bantam, requiresskillful engineering and adequate intuition There are certain Musts. The wholly outstand-ing performance of the great many Bantams inuse today is attributable to many things: (1) The very high Q coils used in parisitic and driven elements. Silverplated, copper tubing, self-supporting. .secured only at the ends with high-est grodeceramic insulators. Observe that thesecoils ore of ample diameter,that no phenolic or ceramic form is used. For this reason
. QST . ,^ ., iciMi^ Designing and producing an effective shortenedbeam, such as the GONSET Bantam, requiresskillful engineering and adequate intuition There are certain Musts. The wholly outstand-ing performance of the great many Bantams inuse today is attributable to many things: (1) The very high Q coils used in parisitic and driven elements. Silverplated, copper tubing, self-supporting. .secured only at the ends with high-est grodeceramic insulators. Observe that thesecoils ore of ample diameter,that no phenolic or ceramic form is used. For this reason the GONSETBantam is unaffected by weather. COMPARE these inductors. (2) The Bow-tie elements which provide additional antenna surface area,semi-broadbonding. VSWR therefore remains at reasonable limits within agiven phone or band. does not immediately soar as you move fre-quency. COMPARE these elements. (3) The effective link-coupled line-to-antenna system permitting use of 52ohm coax line. .
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