[TenTec] Dit Fit

[Steve Ellington]

Guys. This is why I use a Windom antenna. It's designed for CW. One side
being longer than the other eliminates the huge loss of dits found in simple
dipoles. It might also prevent the extra dit problem in that Omni 6.

Steve
N4LQ

----- Original Message -----
From: <K2ZF at aol.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, January 06, 2003 2:41 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Dit Fit


> In a message dated 1/6/03 12:16:40 AM !!!First Boot!!!, N4LQ at iglou.com
writes:
>
> << It needs to be balanced. Put a quarter wave counterpoise on the dot
contact
>  and a half wave on the dash side of that bug. If too many dits, try
>  shortening the dit wire a bit.
>   >>
>
> What would happen if you mistakenly put the quater wave counterpoise on
the
> dash contact side of the bug and the half wave on the dot contact side?
Would
> you then have too many dashes? Hi....
> 73 de Jim  K2ZF
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