Topband: FO8RZ on top band

[f5phw at free.fr]

Hi 

Many of you asked to have the plan of the antenna. 
All is here : 

http://f5phw.chez.com/index.php?lng=en 

73 

Phil 

----- f5phw at free.fr a écrit : 
> Hi everybody 
> 
> A special thanks to Oleg RN3CT who sent me schematic for 80/160 inverted L. 
> 
> 7 meters high and 19 long. 
> The antenna is installed and seems to work really better than my HF6V. 
> QSO tonight with K0RF, ZL and JQ2VVH. 
> It was difficult but we did it. 
> 
> It is the only one station I heard tonght. 
> 
> So now I will try now to come more on top band and especially at my sunrise ( 0430Z ) 
> 
> 73 to all and merry xmas. 
> 
> Phil 
> 
> Pictures of the antenna will be soon on the website. 
> 
> http://f5phw.chez.com/ 
> ----- f5phw at free.fr a écrit : 
> > Hello to all. 
> > 
> > First sorry for my bad English language, you may find english mistakes in my post. 
> > 
> > I am FO8RZ Phil in Tahiti until 2011. 
> > 
> > I am running 100 watts only in CW and sometimes RTTY. 
> > 
> > I use yagi up 6 meters for 10-15-20, a inverse vee for 40-80, and HF6V (with warc kit) for 30-17-12. 
> > 
> > I took also from France the 160 meters kit. 
> > I used it in F, but it was very hard for me to contact stations out of Europe. 
> > 
> > Many stations asked me to operate on top band. So, I will install this week-end the 160 meters kit on the HF6V. 
> > 
> > I would like to know the length of the radials I have to use. 
> > 
> > My garden is not big, the antenna is close the neighbour, so impossible to put 150 radials on 360°. 
> > I fou want to see how is installed the antenna, go to 
> > 
> > http://f5phw.chez.com/plugins/diaporama/diaporama.php?lng=en&diapo_id=6 
> > 
> > On the butternut notice, they tell : L = 240/f 
> > L in feet 
> > f in Mhz 
> > 
> > For 1.820 Khz, it is 131.87 ft 
> > 
> > I think, I will be able to put only 2 radials. 
> > The first beamed to the 045 (USA) on 21 meters and after with a 90 corner to the right. 
> > The second one beamed to the 180 and with 1 corner and beamed after to the 045. 
> > My garden is not a big one. 
> > 
> > Is it better to use 1 radial beamed to 045 or 2 ? 
> > 
> > All the best 73 
> > 
> > FO8RZ Phil 
> > 
> > http://f5phw.chez.com/ 
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