Do they really absorb radiowaves? Carbon Fibre Masts tested
Date Uploaded: 2019-11-30
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***Testing a Carbon-6 mast*** NOTE: the tests in this video are only relevant to the SOTABEAMS Carbon-6 mast. Other carbon masts will likely give different results - use with care. COMPETITION Winner - Steven Brodie. Items used/referred to: Carbon-6 mast https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/carbon-6-ultra-light-6-m-19-6-ft-mast/ Stake kit https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/mini-pole-stake-kit/ Bandspringer Midi https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/bandspringerMidi40m30m20m/ Elecraft KX2 mAT10 Antenna tuner https://www.sotabeams.co.uk/automatic-antenna-tuner-30-watts/ The test jig consists ot two windings with a tuned circuit between them (approx 10.3 MHz). One winding was connected to the tracking generator, the other to the spectrum-analyser input.
