Jerry:
I would put up a G5RV rather than a 80 meter dipole. The G5RV is only 100
feet long and can be used on most of the HF bands in addition to 80 meters.
You can mount the center on your tower and slope the ends to make it fit on
your lot. You will need an antenna tuner in your rig or an external one to
get a good match as the SWR will run around 3:1 on most bands. Good luck.
Thor Hallen K5AGE
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From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
[mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of jerryc
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 6:56 AM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] 80m dipole on a small lot
Hello TT guys & gals
I have a modest city lot approx 80' wide with about 50' + usable back yard.
I have small 40' tower with a 11m 4el yagi at 48'. I recently picked up a
160m
dipole with a 1:1 pro balun at a swap meet. I don't know how to get the
160m up in my available space and was considering cutting it to 80m.
With my short tower, I don't think I have enough room for that either. A
friend suggested that I run
hang the center from the tower and pull each end toward my wooden fence on
either side of my yard
and run the remainder along the fence top (like an inverted v with the ends
like an "L" .
I have built verticals, yagis and a few short dipoles but am lost here.
Any suggestions??
Thanks in advance
JerryC
(about ready for the test)
jerryc@netscope.net
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