Been looking for a used 2 mtr ant. - was reading some comments about
Fiber Glass and Lightning - Someone said "Fiber Glass to lightning is
like a trailer park to a tornado" - "It's all metal on the inside" -
So, is there something to the comment ?

This will not answer your question but it is amusing. This guy claims
his SS replacement top section for fiberglass antennas gives you 2dB
gain and a lot of other BS. See:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BASE-ANTENNA-UPG...QQcmdZViewItem
“PRINCIPLE EXPLANATION... THIS UNIT IS A STAINLESS STEEL TOP SECTION
THAT SCREWS INTO THE TOP SECTION OF YOUR EXISTING FIBERGLASS BASE
ANTENNA, AND IT IS A PROVEN FACT STEEL ANTENNAS OUT PREFORM FIBERGLASS
IT ALSO HAS A METAL HELIX COIL TO INCREASE RECIEVE .. THIS UNIT HAS A
LOAD IN IT VERSES YOUR TOP SECTION THAT DOESNT HAVE A LOAD THIS
INCREASES TRANSMIT POWER BY DRAWING POWER TO THE TOP LOAD....”
Ooh, don’t question him, he’s a broadcast engineer! Ha!
Bob


Myles Byrne wrote:
Been looking for a used 2 mtr ant. - was reading some comments about
Fiber Glass and Lightning - Someone said "Fiber Glass to lightning is
like a trailer park to a tornado" - "It's all metal on the inside" -
So, is there something to the comment ?

Bob wrote:

This will not answer your question but it is amusing. This guy claims
his SS replacement top section for fiberglass antennas gives you 2dB
gain and a lot of other BS. See:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BASE-ANTENNA-UPG...QQcmdZViewItem

“PRINCIPLE EXPLANATION... THIS UNIT IS A STAINLESS STEEL TOP SECTION
THAT SCREWS INTO THE TOP SECTION OF YOUR EXISTING FIBERGLASS BASE
ANTENNA, AND IT IS A PROVEN FACT STEEL ANTENNAS OUT PREFORM FIBERGLASS
IT ALSO HAS A METAL HELIX COIL TO INCREASE RECIEVE .. THIS UNIT HAS A
LOAD IN IT VERSES YOUR TOP SECTION THAT DOESNT HAVE A LOAD THIS
INCREASES TRANSMIT POWER BY DRAWING POWER TO THE TOP LOAD....”
Ooh, don’t question him, he’s a broadcast engineer! Ha!
Bob


Myles Byrne wrote:

Been looking for a used 2 mtr ant. - was reading some comments about
Fiber Glass and Lightning - Someone said "Fiber Glass to lightning is
like a trailer park to a tornado" - "It's all metal on the inside" -
So, is there something to the comment ?

Since fiberglass is an insulator and stainless steel is a conductor I
would say that he is 100% correct in his statement that the ss antenna
will function better. :^)

Dave N

"David G. Nagel" wrote:



Since fiberglass is an insulator and stainless steel is a conductor I
would say that he is 100% correct in his statement that the ss antenna
will function better. :^)

Dave N

I have to agree, Dave.
It kind of makes sense that if a signal is strong enough fight its way up the
stainless steel, and then out through the fibreglass that it is
most certainly strong enough to hit any receiver.

Irv VE6BP

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