FD Antenna for 40m

[JKAHRS at delphi.com]

On 17-JUN-1996 13:57:27.7 k0wa said to JKAHRS
   > Guys and Gals....
   > I am planning to put up a phased 40 meter array on 40 meters this
   >year for FD.  Went to the local junk yard and picked up some neat
   >aluminum poles with swagged ends to put up the two verticles.  Anyone
   >have any thoughts about some do's and don'ts of phasing these together?
   > I am planning to phase them 66 feet apart with at T-connector in the
   >middle. I am planning on 8 radials under each of the 40 meter verticles.
   > Listen for W0BZN if we can get the thing built this week.
   > Lee Buller
   > k0wa at southwind.net

Lee,
Remember who you are trying to work!  From the middle of the US (Kansas) I
would think a simple bi-directional dipole would be better.  This is NOT a
DX contest and those verticals ARE low angle radiators and vertically
polarized (summer noise).

We are trying a 2 element wire beam fixed about 315 +/- degrees.  Our FD QTH
is about 7 miles north of the Gulf of Mexico and about 55 miles east of the
western most part of Florida.  Not much behind us and 2 elements does not
preclude working them off the back of the beam.  2 elements is broad enuff
to work em all.

Suggest using the verticals to support that dipole north-south.

73, Hank/K2UVG
jkahrs at delphi.com

>From seay at alaska.net (Del & Jan Seay)  Wed Jun 19 03:36:33 1996
From: seay at alaska.net (Del & Jan Seay) (Del & Jan Seay)
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 19:36:33 -0700
Subject: KV4AA et al
References: <31C76AB9 at mmsmtp.columbiasc.attgis.com>
Message-ID: <31C767B1.4E56 at alaska.net>

Skelton, Tom wrote:

> 
> I have a copy of the license of Christine Jorgensen's father.  Remember
> her? Ugh, him? Ugh,,,whatever....I was on the Speaker's Bureau at Clemson U
> in 1974-1975 and Christine was one of our speakers (along with David
> Brinkley et al).  In her book, Christine had mentioned that Mr. Jorgensen
> (his/her dad) was a ham, and she mailed a copy of his license to me.
> 
> Happy Field Day to all!! 73, Tom WB4iUX
> Tom.Skelton at ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM

Christine Jorgenson? Isn't that the GI who went abroad, and
came back a broad?
(Sorry!) de KL7HF