Mike and all,
The Wireman www.thewireman.com lists both the ICE balanced line arrestor and
their CQ brand. I have used the CQ brand for some time now - it is a simple
spark gap type (like the gap on a spark plug - in fact, this arrestor does
use 2 spark plugs). You COULD build your own with
I haven't used that arrester but looking at the specs I see that it's
designed for an impedance range of 300 to 600 ohms. That is, a typical open
wire line working at a low SWR. That is NOT the case with a Cerbik
doublet. Your Cerbik doublet will show impedances at various points along
the feeders
Mike:
I've had an ICE model 309 for just about 9 years now. It's been outside
all that time and, other than the label getting faded, it looks as good
as new. I have it attached to a 64 ft. doublet with ladder line and
have put up to 100 watts through it many times, but not since I finished
Folks,
I don't think LB would be happy with that extra 'r' in his name G.
For those interested in the 44 ft. doublet and its radiation patterns, go to
LBs website www.cebik.com - you will find a LOT of good information on
antennas there. Also look at his article in the December issue of QST
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