[TenTec] field day antennas

[Jim Allen]

As I get the other two up and running, the dipole is coming down anyway,
assuming the replacements described above are an improvement.

The AH-4 has no issues with matching this at all, even on 6M.  There are
some lamentable nulls on some bands.  It's not like having stacked
monobanders at 120', that's for sure, but it has done nicely for what it is.

Why do you refer to this as a "doublet?"

73 de W6OGC  Jim Allen

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 1:08 PM, Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu at gmail.com> wrote:

> Not a big deal, but I'd consider bringing that doublet down to 88ft and it
> would probably be easier to match and have a better broadside pattern on
> 20M.
>
> Barry N1EU
>
> On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Jim Allen <jim.allen at longhornband.net>
> wrote:
>
> > The 130' dipole I have at the moment has been a decent performer on all
> > bands, better on 40 then 80, better on 20 than 40, etc.  It is only 32'
> > high at the center and slopes to ~15' at each end.  It is fed with about
> > 100' of 450 ohm ladder line and matched with a Icom AH-4. Thence RG-8X to
> > the shack.  It would be more effective if it were higher, of course.
> >
> > I'm in the process of upgrading to a delta loop for 40 and a rotating
> > dipole for higher, but I have been satisfied with the dipole.
> >
> > 73 de W6OGC Jim Allen
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > > On Apr 14, 2015, at 11:08 AM, Paul DeWitte <k9ot at yousq.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > In my first post I asked if the 80m antenna was 60 ft instead of 66 ft
> > > would it tune easier on 40m.
> > >
> > > It should have read 60 ft on a side for an overall length of 120 ft,
> > > instead of an overall length of 132ft.
> > >
> > > I do all of my antenna calculations 234/freq which is one side of a
> > > dipole or the right formula for a vertical. Thus the 60 ft on a side.
> > >
> > > 73,Paul K9OT
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