LW1DSE
Super Member
Electrically speaking, it is the mirror or negative of a dipole. Setting it horizontally, radiates vertically polarized waves, this is why at 144mts band where a large majority of hams prefeer or use verical polarization, I ser it horizontally. And although the elevation over ground is smaller than my colinear, the colleagues note small or no difference using one or other, during some time I used skeleton to communicate via repeaters in fone, and the colinear at packet radio wirh a BBS in Lanus (10km straight line) but several buildings and electric interference with Horacio LU7DQP (RIP last year). Digimodes usually demmand a better s/n ratio or severe slow down of the traffic will result.
Over it, the Slot Skeleton has high impedance at terminals, from here the need for 1/4 wave transformer or similar. But taking into account the 90° difference in what the radiation pattern issue, the lobes seem to be similar to a half wave dipole. In the book above cited, the author depicts it. In my opinion, the great advantage over other construction types, is the DC short circuit that it represents, being safer than a bazooka or open dipole, not accumulating static voltages sometimes being destructive for SS rigs, mainly its MOSFET first stage..
Over it, the Slot Skeleton has high impedance at terminals, from here the need for 1/4 wave transformer or similar. But taking into account the 90° difference in what the radiation pattern issue, the lobes seem to be similar to a half wave dipole. In the book above cited, the author depicts it. In my opinion, the great advantage over other construction types, is the DC short circuit that it represents, being safer than a bazooka or open dipole, not accumulating static voltages sometimes being destructive for SS rigs, mainly its MOSFET first stage..
