I am working on building a dipole for 80 meters. I have the wire, poles and rope needed to string it, but dont have the money right now to buy the Budwig PL-259 center connector for it. Any ideas wha
I will send you one if you send me a private email with your address... and promise to send me a photo of it in the air as consideration for the exchange. I think you are really good centerpieces. De
As I have been reading on the 80 meter dipole antennas I understand that you will not be able to cover the entire band due to the size of the band, so I will attempt to zero in on the DX portion of t
My take is if you can get 2:1 SWR anywhere on the band, you will have plenty of power going out, and I would not worry about whether my tuner could get me down to 1:1 or anywhere in between. If you c
Not true, Bob. Don't confuse SWR bandwidth with how well the antenna works. Study W2DU's excellent work on this, which is on his website. Google to find it. Both here in Santa Cruz and back in Chicag
Page 8-9 of ON4UN's Low Band DX'ing book shows the construction of a wide band dipole for 80m Mark N1UK _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
conductors larger will increase the SWR bandwidth. But it's important to realize that SWR bandwidth is the only thing that's changing! It doesn't make the antenna radiate better, except to the extent
Hi Bob, That smaller cable will likely add a dB or so of loss when the antenna is well matched, and an additional dB or so far off resonance. The transition from 75 ohms to 50 ohms will do a bit of i
Going thicker also results in a shorter antenna. Example: The HyGain HyTower resonates on 75 with a total length of 53 feet. That's because the bottom half of the antenna is made from lattice tower s
Like usual this is more than what was asked but I wasn't sure what was wanted. I sent this note once and it apparently disappeared, ...or I hit the wrong key... At-any-rate, you can cover the entire
Bob... I've never used one of those ready made things for a dipole, and I've been doing it since 1958. Simply take the coax, and strip it back so you have two pigtails of about 3" long. Take a simple
I am looking for a better dipole center connector better than the Budwig. Any ideas? The Budwig can pull apart. 73 Dave K4JRB _______________________________________________ _________________________
Yes, it's pretty lame in that regard. On the one occasion where I used it, I didn't use it as a structural component -- tension was maintained with antenna rope to insulators through which both sides
I like Budwig's on yagis. I put them on my "Ugly Baluns", bend the leads away from the balun, solder on some ring lugs, and there ya go. As far as a better dipole center support, I've used the plasti
Hi Dave, I make my own dipole center connectors. I use black cutting boards from a kitchen supply store. They are about 12" X 8" X3/8". I think they are polypropolene easy to cut and drill. Mine are
I've made my own almost exactly like that as well except I don't use zip ties for the coax ... I've never had a zip tie, even the outdoor rated ones, hold up for even a full year under the UV that I
Dave, I live in upstate NY. You probably get more UV exposure in the AM than I get all month. ;o)> 73 Joe K2UF I've made my own almost exactly like that as well except I don't use zip ties for the co
DX Engineering makes a kit. Works. Lasts. Grant KZ1W On 7/22/2021 11:30, Jim Brown wrote: On 7/22/2021 10:53 AM, Dave Thompson wrote: I am looking for a better dipole center connector better than the
But like so much of what they sell, pricing is exorbitant. I doubt there's $3 in materials there. I'm not naive enough to think that prices depend on costs, but... 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new R
What pulls apart? I have Budwig centers for temporary dipoles without issues. John KK9A I am looking for a better dipole center connector better than the Budwig. Any ideas? The Budwig can pull apart.