[SEDXC] Question for the Antenna Gurus

[Paul Pescitelli]

JT,

You never know until you try... I have a off center fed windom
(inverted-v style) with the balun at about 35 feet, I have worked tons
of dx from my non-antenna friendly Jack-N-Jill neighborhood. Worked
lots of stations even running QRP for a while, it was with this setup
I got over 1K miles/watt on 40 cw. Ya just gotta try it!

Have fun es gud DX

Paul - K4UJ

On 5/3/06, JT Croteau <jt.w6fo at gmail.com> wrote:
> Faced with no ideal trees on my lot for supporting a wire antenna, I'm
> wondering what I could expect for performance if I am able to get a
> 88' doublet in the air at roughly 35'?  My primary interest is in
> chasing DX currently and I'm not much of a stateside rag chewer
> although I do tend to check into local phone nets on 75 and 40
> occasionally.
>
> I am thinking of building two 35' masts out of fiberglass tubing from
> Max Gain Systems to support each end of the doublet.  MFJ push up
> masts might be cheaper but I think building them with MGS tubes might
> be stronger.
>
> I know higher is better but I don't think I could safely get a wire up
> in the air any higher than 35' at this QTH.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Thanks
>
> 73,
> JT - W6FO - Canton, GA
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