Tarheel Antennas CH-1

The Capacitance Hat is designed to help in two ways. 

-First, you can use the capacitance hat with a whip as short as 30" and get the same frequency coverage as the 6' whip without sacrificing performance. 
-Second, you can add the 6' whip to the top of the capacitance hat and get a big improvement in performance on the lower bands. 

The base of the capacitance hat is 12" tall with standard 3/8 x 24 thread at both ends. It uses 8 stainless steel rods 12" long each at 90 degrees to the antenna for maximum capacitance with less weight.