[TenTec] Openwire fed differently

Sinisa Hristov shristov at ptt.yu
Sat Oct 1 20:43:36 EDT 2005


NJ0IP wrote:

> Well I'm a cw contester and an SSB rag chewer.  I need an antenna to cover
> both portions of the band.


> An 80m dipole just won't cut the mustard.


A dipole cut for EU SSB band can be used on CW with two coils
of ~2 uH each inserted in series with wire legs. Coils can be
safely short-circuited for SSB by ordinary small 16 A relays.
Tested in YU domestic 80 m contests.


73,

Sinisa  YT1NT, VE3EA


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