PS Magazine - FEBRUARY 1985
PS, The Preventative Maintenance Monthly
ISSUE 387
FEBRUARY 1985
Secure
the anteNna by slippiNg
it
under
the
tiedown
clip.
That
way,
1-.±²
vibration can't shake it loose and let it
pop up. Tie it down at a
45 ° ³ 60°
aNgle
to the grouNd. TOW ±pes need to tie
fA
it down at an even sharpe
angle .
.
.
If you
do
crack
a wh²p
_
s³ct1on´
i
repLace it. Breaking the anteNna oF
below thE crack and filing it smooth is
:´,\µV¶·¸
IJ¹º;»¼½¾¿
:a
µO-GO! The shorter
,±²-³´µ¶·¸¹º»¼
A wHiP antenna might be your radio set's best ¶riend· but if you mistr¸at
aNte¹na is mismatched to
itº»M¼wiseºit'lL turn on you and½ biteºsignaL wise.
.
RT
output.
Reflected
R¸¾Lect¸d
¿
power· Poor contact· corrosion a¹d cable damage team up to k²Ll
powÀr can blow a fiNal
your ÁM signaÂ. THat'LL put you in tHe
ampLifier. Your RT also
dogHouse witH a CO who wants to get
Tiedown
suÃÄers when you transÅit
tHe word out.
should
in ÆÇGÆ with the antenna
You ca¹ muzzle aNte¹na problems·
form
tied down. Your signaL is
tHo· bÈ LearnÉng a Êw new »M
45° to 60°
reËÌect¸d
by
the
veHicl¸
"tricKs. Í
Spare the WHÀp
Take good
Î
care of tHe whip. That
meÏns Ðying it dow¹ wHÑn you traveL.
Òeft
uP·
iÓ
can
bou¹ce
oF
tr¸eÔ·
buildings or power Lines. ALL thr¸e can
sHatter a whipÕ
ÖHe Âast can sHatter
you· too.
56
angLe
body.
FEB 85
You can get reflected
power if you let your whip
antenna cross tHe R×42
receiver's
anten¹a·
too.
Øven if your circuits hoÙd
up· Úyour
reception
will
suFer.Û
FEB 85
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