[TenTec] 17 Meter Antenna

[george fritkin via TenTec]

Delta loops show marginal gain over a dipole (1.1db), and are much more of a pain to erect.  As far as noise no real proof that is true.  And one more thing, feeding with 1/4 wave of 72ohm is more voodoo engineering you find here
George, W6GF 

     On Saturday, November 22, 2014 11:18 PM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick at DJ0IP.de> wrote:
   

 Use a telescoping fiberglass pole.
They don't have to be very high.
25 ft. is high enough if you make the horizontal bit a little longer.
That still leaves about 7 or 8' under the antenna so that people can walk
under it.
Scott (W4PA) sells 40' poles.  One of those would be perfect.

73 - Rick, DJ0IP
(Nr. Frankfurt am Main)


-----Original Message-----
From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Reed
Sent: Sunday, November 23, 2014 4:17 AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] 17 Meter Antenna

I'm sure Gary they are the best antenna for the dollar, but not enough trees
here for support.  I was raised on a farm & my late father, W4PFP & elmer,
had some serious wire antennas.  I miss the real estate, but not the
farming.

Reed  W4JZ


Reed,
    I had a 80M Delta loop up for quite a few years. It worked extremely
well. Very quiet. It was fed in the corner with 75 ohm coax, then 50 ohm to
the shack. My matching piece of 75 ohm coax was abt
46.5 feet long (1/4 wave x velocity factor of the cable). I'd put another up
but all my trees have grown up.

Gary - KN0V


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