Gm To All...................
I would like to pose a few questions regarding my antenna installs here on
the "Lilly Pad"
1. I have a F12 EF140/D that I will be installing at 114'. In the tuning
instructions using their calculations for 110' they state the antenna should be
tuned for 7.120 for final resonance at 114' @ 7.045. I am tuning the antenna
on a pair of sawhorses 3' off the ground. The manual states that the linear
loading cables should be around 22" from the spreaders for resonance at 7.120,
But in fact to achieve this resonant freq I am in fact 51' away from the
spreaders. That is with the hairpin match attached. Am I missing something
here
or is the manual wacky ??
2. I have 2 towers. One at 100' and the other at 60' with 280' seperation in
a west to east path. I'm soliciting ideas for the most effective 80m antenna
for domestic contests only. I live near Ft Smith, AR. I currenly envision my
options to be a regular 80m dipole, a full wave dipole, or a Delta Loop fed
at the apex.
Since my property is mostly trees I have room for only one loop.
Your thoughts and ideas on these issues would be greatly appreciated.
Froggy....................K8FU
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