[SECC] NAQP

[Jeffrey Clarke]

Hi Jim,

 The antenna I am using is similar to yours except it is 33 ft on each
leg. (or cut for 40 meters) It is about 50 feet up in a tree and maybe
about 80 feet of feedline to the shack. What I did to get on 80m was to
short the open wire feeder and fed it as if it was a vertical. I ran
just one wire for a radial (just a counterpoise) and it tunes on 80
just fine. It seemed to work OK since I didn't have any problems with
anyone hearing me and also worked a few west coast stations as well.
Couldn't get it to tune on 160 though....

                       73's  Jeff


--- Jim Worthington <ad4j@arrl.net> wrote:
> 2002 NCJ North American QSO Party
> 
> CALL USED___AD4J____________ MODE _CW_
> ARRL SECTION or COUNTRY_____GA______
> 
> Band    QSOs  Mults
> 160        0     0
>  80       66    28
>  40      133    38
>  20       92    33
>  15       54    19
>  10        0     0
>  TOTAL   345   118
> 
>   345   QSOs x 118  Multipliers =   40,710     Claimed Score
> 
> TEAM NAME___Southern States Sprint Coalition
> #6_____________________________
> 
> EQUIPMENT:  FT-1000MP Mk V @ 100W
>             44' doublet fed with open wire and tuner
>
____________________________________________________________________________
> 
> Comments:
> 
> I started off very slowly, but eventually got a few runs going
> especially on
> 40.
> This was my full-time effort in NAQP in 4 years. Thanks, W4AN, for
> getting
> me
> motivated to do it. The 44' doublet is serviceable on 40 - 10 meters,
> but
> something longer for 80 and 160 would be nice.
> 
> 
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