My solution was multiple wire antennas,
including a horizontal dipole with the ends at 130 ft
broadside NE / SW, an inverted vee with the apex at 140 ft
broadside JA / S.A., and another inverted vee at 100 ft
broadside to ZS / P29 (110 / 290 degrees), plus
an elevated GP and ground mounted vertical with
50 radials.
For receiving I have 7 unterminated or bi-directional
Beverages available which are often (but not always)
better than the high dipoles.
Tom N4KG
80M DXCC = 332 current countries with 1200W.
Need A5 BS EP FR/G P5 R1MVI SV/A VU/A* VU/L* 3C0* 9N
* heard but not worked
On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 "Bill Hider" <n3rr@erols.com> writes:
>
> Of course it's the height.
> But, the dipole has improved F/S up there too.
> It's also rotatable!! That's the best part!
>
> Bill, N3RR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Pete Smith
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 10:00 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] 80m Yagis -- Too Tough to Tame?
>
>
>
> At 09:30 PM 7/22/01 -0400, Tom Rauch wrote:
> >
> >> I have no space for more than what I have up now.
> >> My linear loaded F12 rotatable dipole @ 149 feet beats almost
> everyone in
> >> the contest pileups to anywhere in the world.
> >
> >The secret is the height, not the antenna. I always wonder though
> >why so many manufacturers use linear loading.
>
> Well, Tom's right, of course, if you only need to work in one
> direction and
> you have the supports for wire beams or quads. Even a dipole gets
> the
> ground reflection gain. There are a number of W6s who are using the
> M2 80m
> yagi with loading coils replacing the linear loading, and report
> greatly
> improved pattern and performance.
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR
>
>
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