Ceramic Insulator As Center Of Dipole

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Ceramic insulator as center of dipole.

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This one will fit my requirements for a simple 40m wire dipole or inverted v and. I use ceramic mfj 16c06 insulators at each support. Mark the middle of the insulator with a permanent ink pin. Then measure the distance from a feedline hole to the outer edge of the insulator.

Yes commercially available versions are cheap and easy and you can make one out of a scrap piece of plexiglass r but why not make a weather proof one out of your scrap junk or cheap material from the home improvement store. You probably can use the cheap plastic ones at 100 watts for a while but i have a linear now and the cost difference is just not worth the risk of arcing. This video shows close up how i did it. Try to work as precisely as possible when drilling holes nr.

Use quality ceramic end insulators for your dipole. This is yet another alternative homebrew center connector for a wire dipole hf antenna. Our insulators include center feed basemounting dipole end insulators and feed thru in porcelain andother high quality materials. Then drill the two holes each half the distance of dimension a from the center.

Drill the feedline holes first. 2 archer antenna insulators pair nos.