Forgot to add that my goal is for the wire to hear very well on 160/80/ and
40.
Thanks
Lane
KM3G
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> From: Lane C. Zeitler <km3g@cts.com>
> To: topband@contesting.com; CQ-contest@contesting.com
> Subject: TopBand: square long wire
To: <topband@contesting.com>
> Date: Monday, November 03, 1997 9:30 PM
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> Gentlemen,
> I have a city lot about 65' X 140'. I have laid out (so far) about 400'
of
> wire which mostly follows the perimeter with some going into my very nice
> neigbhors yard. Looking down from the air it looks like a trapazoid. I
can
> add about another 100' before I hit the 'beginning" for a total of ~ 500'
> in a fairly nice trapazoid pattern.
>
> Question 1.
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> If I "linear load" this wire a la KLM style will it be of any benefit?? I
> can turn the trapazoid into this (looking down from the air):
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> _______ _______
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> | end of wire
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> I figure I can get about an additional 200 to 250' of wire for a total of
> about 700 to 750' of wire by using the "loading".
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> Is it worth it??
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> Question 2. I can terminate the "end" of the wire but do not know if this
> will be of any value. Currently the wire is NOT going through any
matching
> devices at all, just straight into an old Knwd R-1000 test receiver. As
it
> is, it hears very well on 7 mhz and up but only so-so on 75 meters and
nada
> on 160. it is also VERY noisey. It averages about 6 to 7 feet off of the
> ground. I say again it is VERY noisey.
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> Comments and opinions MOST welcome.
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> 73s
>
> Lane
> Kilo Mike Three Gulf
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