[TenTec] 80m antenna suggestion

[JAMES HANLON]

Chris,

For 20 years when I lived in Columbus, Ohio, I used a 67 foot, center fed 
"hertz" with open-wire feed line and a tuner.  The feed line was long enough 
to reach from the center of the antenna to my shack in the basement.  The 
antenna was supported from the peak of my roof on one end and from a 30 foot 
tall, Radio Shack telescoping pole, the bottom of which I planted into a 
steel fence post at the rear of my yard.  The antenna worked well on all 
bands from 80 through 10 meters.

Now that I am living in rural New Mexico, I use a 268 foot version of the 
same antenna, and it works well on all bands from 160 through 10.

Jim, W8KGI


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris" <christopher_an at sympatico.ca>
To: <larrylg1 at roamer.net>; <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 6:27 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] 80m antenna suggestion


> Hi Larry,
>
> Thank you for the reply.  I am looking for an antenna for all purpose but
> mostly on DXing.  I have a 48ft tower in my backyard and my lot size is
> 65x120, a typical small city lot.  Thanks.
>
> Chris  VA3UT
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Greenberg N5BEA" <larrylg1 at excite.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:38 AM
> Subject: [TenTec] 80m antenna suggestion
>
>
> >
> > I have built and operated several antennas on 80.  Questions come to 
> > mind.
> What are you planing to do with it?  (DX, contesting, rag chew, etc.)  How
> much altitude can you achieve? How much space do you have?Larry
> GreenbergN5BEA
> >
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