Hi Peter, You would need to modify the cable harness... else the modified antenna would not perform as well as you expect/hope.
s. > "Peter P J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In response to my earlier posting on the RB few quarries are there, > hence I wish give the following for further thought: > > The antenna is CELWAVE PD340-TP2 with 4 Separate folded dipoles on a > big aluminum pipe mast. The connecting harness is routed through the > pipe mast. This particular antenna is with 12Mhz bandwidth and tunned > for 162-174 MHZ. All the specs. are available in the website > <www.rfsworld.com>. > > Scaling the dipole elements as per ARRL Antenna handbook are possible. > It is made of 10mm rod and the length of the dipole is 80cm., cutting > and adding another 5-6 cm in four lengths of the folded dipole (to > make the length to 91cm approx), can be done with best craftsman, to > bring it tuned to 145.5Mhz. > > My present concern is with the harness inside the pipe mast. Will it > join happily with my modification? or have to modify the harness also? > > HOW ??? HELP....!! > > > > PETER VU2PJP >