I have read a lot on these antennas from post on the web on their "pros & cons". There isa lot of info on the web regarding loss with certain types of coax, types of ladder lines, varyinglengths for
Several thoughts. First, the open wire matching section is part of the antenna, and any noise pickup on it will be coupled to the antenna and show up in the receiver. Second, feeding any antenna off
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 08:31:24 -0500
On 7/27/2015 12:41 AM, Jim Brown wrote: ... Yes, it is possible to make a dipole like this "work" on all bands, but as N6BT has shown by working all continents on a light bulb, almost anything "works
On Mon,7/27/2015 6:31 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote: I don't do many A-B comparisons between the OCF dipole and the vertical anymore, having seen the results so many times before. Rarely does the dipole
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 20:58:31 -0500
Jim, Thanks for the link. I have saved the presentation so I can revue it as desired. A bit late to impact my next project as the tower is on order and the antenna is on the shop floor in 4 boxes. Th
Patrick - what sort of antenna(e) are you putting up that covers 6m-80m? That sounds like what I need! Thanks, Matt KK4CPS _______________________________________________ ____________________________
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 10:07:19 -0500
Matt, I have a Hy-Gain Hy-Tower multi-band vertical that covers 10-80m and with an accessory kit will do 160m (inverted L.) No traps, no caps, no coils...(Except to isolate the 160 meter kit from det
That Dream Beam sure sounds nice! I hope you enjoy it! It's probably just a bit oversized for my 50' Rohn 25 tower, I'm guessing! *:-)* 73 Matt KK4CPS On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 11:07 AM, Patrick Greenl