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Re: [CQ-Contest] antenna advice

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] antenna advice
From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2018 18:11:13 -0300
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Bob, 

 

If you don't need the WARC bands or 160m, I like the ZS6BKW..however, it
won't do 15m, so I have always added an inverted Vee dple at the feedpoint
for 15m.(still just use 2 trees for end supports)

It has a little gain in 4 key directions and is much better than a G5RV
(imnsho). If you prune carefully you won't even need a tuner.

 

Alternately, an 80m dple with open wire or 450 Ohm feedline.  VE1RGB (sk)
swore by this antenna and he did quite well at 100w cw contesting.  Isn't it
also K1AR & N3QE that have this as one of their primary antennas?

 

YMMV

 

Mike

Mike, Coreen & Corey

Keswick Ridge, NB

 

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