Re: Is this a loading coil?

On 8 Nov, 14:37, "Dave" <no...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"James barrett" <xuc...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Hi, I was looking up antennas on google, and found a radio shop's
antenna page. These antennas have some kind of coil welded onto them.
Are these what you would call loading coils? And by the picture I
can't tell if the coil is at the bottom, middle or top of the antenna.
Any guesses?

http://www.mpaudio1.com/cbmobileantennas.html

Jim

yep, and this is where you get the amps to melt them down:http://www.davemade.com/mobile.htm

You may be looking at the spring between the antenna and the bumper
which allows a long whip style antenna
to bend with the wind while mobile
Art

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