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Re: [TowerTalk] 80 meter antenna choice

To: Jeff Blaine <KeepWalking188@ac0c.com>, "towertalk@contesting.com" <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 80 meter antenna choice
From: Máximo EA1DDO_HK1H <ea1ddo@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2020 06:25:21 +0000
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> Of course laying down the radials for the 4 square is quite a chore and I 
> would hate to go through all that work to come up with crappy system.

Elevated radials?


73, Maximo



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De: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> en nombre de Jeff Blaine 
<KeepWalking188@ac0c.com>
Enviado: jueves, 9 de julio de 2020 2:19
Para: towertalk@contesting.com <towertalk@contesting.com>
Asunto: Re: [TowerTalk] 80 meter antenna choice

Given those constraints, I would take a 4SQ over whatever ground I could
manage vs. about anything else mentioned.

73/jeff/ac0c
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
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On 7/7/20 9:50 AM, Bill via TowerTalk wrote:
> I've pretty well figured out what I will be doing on 40-6 meters.  However, 
> 80 is still undecided.  Shunt feeding the tower is not going to work since I 
> have all kinds of rotating antennas up the side of the tower.  So, I'm left 
> with three solutions.
> Since the last guy point is at 96 ft I could have two inverted Vees apexed at 
> 96 feet down to around 60 ft on the ends, at right angles to each other.  
> That would give me the ability to switch directions and gain/lose around 5-10 
> db.
> Second choice is to have a full size wire vertical with 60 full sized radials 
> over average ground.
> Third choice is more complex-  a wire 4 square but...although the SE and SW 
> facing verticals would be pretty close to having a good radial system The NE 
> facing one is pretty limited due to lot lines and the location of the 
> house/garage and the NW facing antenna is even more limited by the same 
> constraints.  This one has a driveway in the way.  Most of the decent sized 
> radials would be pointing away from the direction the NE and NW are facing 
> and the others would be fairly short.
> Of course laying down the radials for the 4 square is quite a chore and I 
> would hate to go through all that work to come up with crappy system.  
> Easiest of course, would be the inverted Vees.  I've used this system in the 
> past and it performed quite well.  I'm concerned the lack of similar radial 
> systems would ruin the F/B and gain and the compromised radial system of two 
> of the antennas would also be an issue.
> Your thoughts?
> Bill KH7XS/K4XS  (soon to be V31XX)
>
> Location of the station is V31 and interest is contesting and DXing
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