Remembering the beer can vertical
Mentioned it previously here:
https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2023/12/warped-perception.html
I had three empty cans of beans, they are the kind with only 1 seam and the bottom has a small lip that makes them easy to stack. Wouldn't they be a good 21st century substitute for the steel beer cans of the 1950s ?
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But even a 10 meter vertical would require roughly 24 cans (cans are about 4.25 inches high, a CB whip is something like 102 inches long, 102/4.25 = 24).
That's a lot of beans ! I wish I'd thought of this before stamping all those cans flat !
In the QST article (November 1955) W2JTJ just soldered the cans together - no brazing or welding was required - and he was doing a 40 meter antenna, quite a bit longer at 82 cans.
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm
https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2023/12/warped-perception.html
I had three empty cans of beans, they are the kind with only 1 seam and the bottom has a small lip that makes them easy to stack. Wouldn't they be a good 21st century substitute for the steel beer cans of the 1950s ?
But even a 10 meter vertical would require roughly 24 cans (cans are about 4.25 inches high, a CB whip is something like 102 inches long, 102/4.25 = 24).
That's a lot of beans ! I wish I'd thought of this before stamping all those cans flat !
In the QST article (November 1955) W2JTJ just soldered the cans together - no brazing or welding was required - and he was doing a 40 meter antenna, quite a bit longer at 82 cans.
Best Regards,
Chuck, WB9KZY
http://wb9kzy.com/ham.htm
