[amsat-bb] Re: ARRL dual moxon turnstyle project questions

[James Duffey]

On Jul 31, 2007, at 8:08 AM, Scott Wilson wrote:


> 3. This is more of a comment... I'm wagering the uhf version  
> doesn't work
> at all... measurements are given to the hundreth of an inch - and  
> then you
> solder a big ring lug to the end of it!

Scott - A good rule of thumb for tolerances is for them not to exceed  
more than a degree of wavelength, with 360 degrees being one  
wavelength. At 432 MHz this is about 0.2 cm or about 0.080 inches,  
which can be measured accurately enough with a steel rule. - Duffey



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James Duffey KK6MC/5
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