Topband: Valuable projecst or not?

on4kj on4kj at skynet.be
Fri Mar 5 22:08:57 EST 2004


Hello All,

Looking foreward to build a rotable EWE.
The motor on one vertical edge, a barrow wheel on the other. Way as to put the weight in balancec between both edges.
Plan to use 35 x 2,5 mm alu. tubing instead of wire. Quite a heavy construction which I hope will be mecanicly stable, but the results may justify the ressources.
I can rotate such a structure on nearby 180°. So switching ' resistor '  and the impedance ' transformer ' ( something between 1/9 and 1/16 ) in and out on each edge, should make it possible to fire all azimuth. 
Wiring and Coax could possible run inside the tubing. Each corner of this frame can consist of a solid teflon or macrolon junction. Both lower ones could be made as to hold the switching relays, and or a pre-amplifier.
Just two questions rises; 
1. What will be the influence  of a 32 mm conductor on the antenna caracteristics ?
2. What will be the influence  of the wiring inside the conductors ?

My second sollution;
- since my lot is triangular 42m x 56m x 52m ( smallest angel is NE ). Putting a pole on each corner, and put- up trhee 2x 20m center fed dipoles . I have not that much of an idea how a 2x20m dipole would work on 160m. 
On 80m and 40m these should work correctly..... Had such a antennain use in 1949..... Jezus we'r getting old !
If I obtain a good reception, then I might think about loading my 66' stand alone tower , even if it is'nt possible to lay down 1/4 radials, 1/8 WL is a max. and not all directions can be used. More the radiating elements of that trapped beam are not grounded. Motor mounted inside the tower at 16' .

Should be a great pleasure for me to receive  some real technical comments . 
Thanks B4H. 

Jos ON4KJ



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