From:
Fred Hopengarten, K1VR
Six Willarch Road * Lincoln, MA 01773-5105 * 617/259-0088
e-mail: k1vr@juno.com
Big antennas, high in the sky, are better than small ones, low.
On Mon, 4 Nov 1996 17:21:50 -0500 George.Guerin@kellogg.com (George
Guerin) writes:
> So, assuming you need to use a gamma match vs. a shunt feed with
>omega
> match, I guess I would gradually bring it in and then let it go
>back
> out to the 3 ft point.
K1VR: I use a gamma rod and an omega match.
> You didn't say how well you insulated your guy wires, and what
>you
> have on top of the tower to "top load" it.
K1VR: I have Phillystran guy wires at all levels. At 91', on a TIC
RingRotor, I have a Cushcraft 40-2CD, and at 97' I have a TH6DXX (the
tower has a stack equal to a TH19DXX -- two TH6's and a TH7).
If I knew what was up
>
> there, I could look up a copy of the article I have at home and
>tell
> you what the article says is the recommended feed point,
>effective
> length and approx values of capacitors.
>
> I would be interested to see what others say.
>
> 73 Good luck George K8GG
K1VR: I will, of course, summarize.
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