gales, loops, Sorry to disagree Tim, but a LOW horizontal 1WL loop is not my idea of a good DX antenna. It IS a good high angle radiator for local coverage. On harmonic frequencies, each side behaves
All though not exactly on topic here, this statement brought back a great memory. In town here we had a 10 meter SSB net on 28.250 every evening. Lots of mobiles (vertical) and lots of base stations
Hello to all, I am happy to see the amount of replies to the "What about hams with small lots?" question. To continue let me add some notes on my personal experiences. As stated before the antenna ar
Two dipoles, 34 ft and 100 to 140 ft, each fed with ladderline and run in the same direction, will give almost complete coverage on the higher bands. The Longer dipole will act as various types of lo
You're on the right track, Rich. Compact loops, other electrically small antennas, and arrays of them will be a growing part of the future for height and / or space restricted lots, particularly for
Author: James.E.Brown@lrdor.usace.army.mil (Brown, James E LRDOR)
Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 06:19:23 -0700
Sounds like my situation. I ended up with a small crank-up tower bracketed to the house and a 6-band 2 element quad. For 40/80, a multi-band Windom is supported from the tower on a piece of aluminum
Hi Tom - thanks for your comments. Disagreements are always welcomed here - its the only way I can learn something. The 2WL loop sounds interesting, and could be used by some on the perimeter of thei
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I don't want to discuss if a one or two WL horizontal loop suspended 20/30 ft around an house is or not an efficient antenna, whose I don't think, but I've also doubts if its really suitable for smal
You sumed it up real well. It's a great antenna. As I have suggested many times use 136' of open wire line or 123' of 450 ohm ladder line into a balanced tuner. If used on the funadmental band instal
Once again the theory is outvoted by personal endorsements. Frankly, models can save you a lot of time by having you NOT put up something that won't be an improvement. Chances are quite good if you m
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 19:03:43 -0400
I keep seeing 4 squares on 80 and 165 foot towers with stacked 3 el 40 meter beams. Well I suspect that most don't have the real estate to use anything like this. What about effective antennas for th
Hello David, I have been following with interest the discussion of top loading, short verticals and now small lots. Compromise is compromise... now how do you make the best of a lousy situation. That
Author: Ron KA4INM Youvan" <ka4inm@qsl.net (Ron KA4INM Youvan)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 20:15:07 -0400
Hi all: An inverted "V" puts the part of the antenna with the highest current, highest in the structure and each need only one high support, two on different bands can be supported at right angles (a
Author: Ron KA4INM Youvan" <ka4inm@qsl.net (Ron KA4INM Youvan)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 20:18:46 -0400
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Author: w7ni@easystreet.com (Stan or Patricia Griffiths)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 18:23:53 -0700
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// In my experiences, for 160m operation from a smallish lot, the end-fed wire antenna works better than anything except a half-wave end-fed wire supported by a balloon. By feeding the antenna from
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2001 23:43:51 -0400
Ed, The Uni-Hat vertical is a very effective vertical for 160 and 80 (I never tried it on 40 as I have the 2 el 40 and its a killer at just below 90'). The problems lie in trying to put down radials