At 12:46 PM 12/7/2005, John Bastin K8AJS wrote:
>The more wire in the air, the better.
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Better what?
Very long wavelength dipoles have strong directivity and deep nulls,
not a good thing if you can't rotate it. For a world wide contest I'd
recommend a traditional half wave dipole, or better yet, an inverted
vee with an apex angle of about 45 degrees, which is nearly omnidirectional.
In the case of the original poster, a good interim solution would be
to put up an inverted vee and be able to switch between that and the
80 meter antenna.
73, Bill W6WRT
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