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Re: [TowerTalk] 80 M / 160 M dipole

To: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>,<towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 80 M / 160 M dipole
From: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2006 12:58:53 -0500
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> On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 03:20:10 +0000, Ed Stallman wrote:
>
> >Any problem with putting both 80 M / 160 M dipole on one feed
> line?
>
Here is a pic of my 3 wire dipole
http://carpetcareservices.homestead.com/sImg_6614.jpg

I used 14 inch long pvc with a holes drilled 1 inch from the ends to feed
the wires thru, that keeps the wires 12 inches apart.
 I have also not detected any interaction between the 20,40 and 80m wires. I
did however end up adding a bit of length to each wire to tune them to mid
band. ( I thought that I would have to trim them when I made the antenna)
 I do not know if this is due to interaction between the wires or just the
feed line.
 You can also see the air-wound choke, the 10m dipole made out of aluminum
angle and my 2m collinear at the very top.
 Hope this helps a bit.
 Joe
 KI4ILB
 (I am no expert, I just keep experimenting until I get it to work, whatever
(IT) may be.

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