Hi Dominique
There is no doubt that filling a circuit with epoxy or hard wax would
resist copy artists., but if the Chineese REALLY , REALLY wanted to
copy one , don't you think they would get one and sacrifice it knowing
that it wont go back together.(thats what the Russian's used to do all
the time)
Even if it cost a couple of hundred dollars the knowledge gained from
copying would be worth it.
Not only does filling withe epoxy , wax or hot melt glue resist water
damage but it also is good at stabilizing the inductance of any coils
that might be in there.
Regards
gregW:-)
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wrote:
Hi Greg,
I have an ALA1530, an ALA100 and an AVA100, all from Wellbrook.
Very fine antennas indeed.
Of course I have tried to open the units and see the circuits ! Very
disappointing : the units are filled up with a sort of hard black
wax which
makes impossible to see neither the components nor the circuit. That
makes
of course the construction very safe for outdoor use.
But I think it's also very safe for the industrial secret !
Don't you think it's the main aim of the constructor Andy IKIN to
prevent
any chinese imitation ?
Have a nice week end
Dominique
from Normandy/France
