[TenTec] OT: EXAMPLE: Feeding a groundplane with Openwire

[Richard Schmidt]

I was the guy who asked the original question.  OH MY GOODNESS!!  I had
no idea what I started.  It has been great reading.

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [TenTec] OT: EXAMPLE: Feeding a groundplane with Openwire
From: "Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP" <Rick at DJ0IP.de>
Date: Sat, January 28, 2012 4:09 am
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>

Sri, I forgot who originally asked the question here in the Ten-Tec
group.



Here is a good example of feeding a ground plane with openwire, but it's
not
a trap GP.

It works on all bands, 40 thru 10 meters, and has a low angle of
radiation.



http://www.mydarc.de/dk7zb/Vertikal/tripleleg.htm



When I spoke of this antenna earlier, I quoted the wrong person.

It was written by Martin, DK7ZB.



You will see that this is a simple, cheap, multi-band antenna which
works
effectively.

You only have to be careful with the length of feedline, but that is
described on the page.

BTW, it will work on 80m too, but not as effective as on the higher
bands.



WHAT I DON'T KNOW, is how exactly this might compare to feeding a trap
vertical (elevated and insulated from ground) with openwire feedline,
which
was the original question.



IMHO, before I would try to feed the trap vertical with openwire, I
would
take down the trap vertical, sell it, and buy a fiberglass pole and
matchbox
to build something like the antenna described here. Or else I would just
feed the trap vertical with coax and be done with it.



73

Rick, DJ0IP



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