Hi Rick
How do you find your inverted L on receive, or do you have separate rx antennas?
David G3UNA/G6CP
> On 05 May 2019 at 00:55 Rick ve3mm <richardstasiak@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> My lot is 60x100 ft with a swimming pool taking up most of the backyard. I
> managed to squeeze in an 160 m inv L running from the back fence to a tree
> in the front yard. A K2AV FCP is mounted on the back fence on standoffs
> at just under 6 ft above the ground. One end of the FCP turns 90 degrees
> and runs 6 ft down the side fence. Right now I am at 143 entities worked on
> topband.
>
> I also use this antenna and same FCP on 80m. It is end fed as a half wave
> with a matching network and the FCP is tuned with vacuum relays to work on
> 80m. (Thanks Guy). This antenna has netted me 138 entities on 80.
>
> I would not be on these bands at all and having this fun without the FCP.
>
> 73
> Rick ve3mm
_________________
Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
|