[RTTY] New contester antenna advice

[Jacob Tennant]

Not a multibanded antenna. I am being limited to just one main big antenna.

Jacob Tennant - K8JWT

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From: "Jay" <ws7i at ewarg.org>
To: "Jacob Tennant" <k8jwt at comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] New contester antenna advice


>2 element quad at 25 feet is the most bang for the buck.
>
> Jacob Tennant wrote:
>> Hello from Jacob Tennant - K8JWT in Morgantown,WV.
>>
>> I am getting back into contesting after a few year absence from ham radio
>> all together and was wondering which antenna would be best for my 
>> situation
>> for RTTY contesting.
>>
>> In short, I live in a valley with 500'+ hills to the East and West of me 
>> aka
>> I look straight up to see the tops of them. To the North and South I have
>> slow rises to the horizon.
>>
>> My space is somewhat restricted as I rent a 100' by 30' trailer lot with
>> mast restrictions of 25'.
>>
>> I already have a 80meter dipole at 20' on one end and 40' on the other as 
>> my
>> neighbor has a tree that he lets me use.
>>
>> I also have a old Hy-Gain 18AVT/WB-S vertical that gives me 10 - 80.
>>
>> So my question is which would get me the most bang for the buck? Meaning
>> should I drop the dipole and reuse the wire from it to make more radials 
>> for
>> the vertical of keep the dipole and just try to raise it as much as
>> possible.
>>
>> The basis of my questions is that my landlord has asked my nicely to get 
>> rid
>> of one of the 2 big antennas as he calls it hanging in my yard, or else.
>>
>> Thank you for your time,
>>
>> Jacob Tennant - K8JWT
>>
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