Hello all
Some time ago I asked for some info on small lot dipoles
and got some great advice. I need just a little more direction.
My tower is small (by ham standards) at 40' with a 10m 4el at 48'.
My back yard is only 80' wide and 60' (48' usable) deep. On one
side there is a 20' offset into my neighbors lot I may be able to use.
I tried a 80m inverted vee hanging from the tower with the ends pulled
toward two opposing corners. The ends were only about 8 to 10' above
ground. Thats too low but if I raise the ends, they will extend past
boundries.
While at the Charlotte hamfest I got a G5RV (3.5 to 30mhz, 102' long, 31'
of 450
ohm ladderline, coax to ladder splitter). It fits nicely as an inverted vee
on my
small yard. I only needed a short section of rg213 to conect to my remote
coax
switch. I have about 80 to 100' of rg213 (burried in conduit) from the
switch
to the station.
Would I be better off running 450 ohm ladder line all the way to the tuner
or is the
450 ohm ladder line to coax a better setup with the G5RV? I understand
that there
are many ways to do this, just looking for a good way to get started right.
I work
and travel alot and free time is limited. I enjoy building and learning but
rarely have time.
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
JerryC KC8TES
jerryc@netscope.net
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