[SCCC] SKCC Sprint - KD6HTN

[Cliff Frescura]

Yes, I am a firm believer in dipoles for hams starting out on HF.  For a 40m
dipole, you can add traps for 20m and get the benefit of a shorter antenna
due to the shortening effect of the traps.  Plus you should be able to
operate 15m with a 40m dipole even without the traps for 20m.

My current wire antenna is a dog legged 80m inverted vee with traps for 40m
and 17m and works quite well.

I live in South Pasadena, if you would like, send me your address to my
direct email (cf at cfcorp.com) and I can come by sometime and check out some
antenna possibilities for you.

73,

Cliff K3LL

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sccc-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Kate Hutton
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 5:58 PM
> To: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: [SCCC] SKCC Sprint - KD6HTN
> 
> Operator = station = KD6HTN
> Yaesu FT-897D w/tuner
> GAP Eagle vertical antenna
> Power = 90 W
> 
> 20 m: 2
> 40 m: 1
> 
> Wow, that was tough.  Got one contact immediately on 20 m, but the band
> died
> 15 or so minutes later.  Switched over to 40 m; totally crowded & no-
> one
> could hear me.  Finally got one contact by tailing onto someone else's
> (the
> good news I guess is that my copying is getting good enough that I can
> do
> this!).  Then the phone rang & I never got back to the radio.  I think
> I
> need a dipole.
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