Ceramic Insulator As Center Of Dipole

Center insulator 4 5 long porcelain.

Ceramic insulator as center of dipole.

This one will fit my requirements for a simple 40m wire dipole or inverted v and. This video shows close up how i did it. Our insulators include center feed basemounting dipole end insulators and feed thru in porcelain andother high quality materials. Drill the feedline holes first.

You probably can use the cheap plastic ones at 100 watts for a while but i have a linear now and the cost difference is just not worth the risk of arcing. Dipole center insulators dog bone dipole end insulators antenna wire. Making a center insulator for a dipole antenna is an easy and fun project. Watch lot of 10 johnson ceramic radio antenna spreader insulator.

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Then drill the two holes each half the distance of dimension a from the center. Mark the middle of the insulator with a permanent ink pin.