On Nov 6, 2006, at 4:18 PM, James Hadlock wrote:
> What antennas are in use for urban contest operating?
> My lot is about 50 X 70 ft, with no trees or other existing antenna
> supports, and not a lot of room to run radials.
You can do a lot of contesting if you can put up a short tower. A 40
or 50 foot tower can support a tribander w/ a 40m dipole option, and
can be shunt-fed for 80 and 160m with a matching network.
I have a 15m tower with a Cushcraft A3S/A743, and shunt feed the
whole mess for 80 and 160m. I have enough room to put down some 60
foot radials, so my lot is a bit larger than yours.
It's a compromise installation, to be sure, but it's reasonably
effective.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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