[Towertalk] Space Saver Dipoles

[Steve Katz]

I have a W9INN 130' (or so) loaded dipole.  Not bad.  2:1 VSWR bandwidth
appears to be about 25 kHz, but even a full-sized job is only about 50 kHz.
I'm using coax to feed it, but if I was serious, I'd switch to ladder line
and let my tuner expand its bandwidth more.  Never tried the 71' long model,
but I imagine its BW would be quite small, maybe 10-15 kHz or so.  I don't
know how much suds the loading coils will take before they fry, but I've
used a kW on CW (intermittent-duty) and they seem to handle that okay.  Same
power on RTTY might create crispy critters....

WB2WIK/6

"If everything seems under control, you're just not going fast enough." -
Mario Andretti

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	John von Gonten [SMTP:N5BSD@arrl.net]
> Sent:	Monday, December 30, 2002 10:23 AM
> To:	towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject:	[Towertalk] Space Saver Dipoles
> 
> 
> Well since I sent it to the wrong address the first trip let us hope I
> got it right this round.
> 
> 
> Has anyone dealt with or know what kind of performance
> Can be had from W9INN's shortened dipoles??
> 
> I am looking for a way to get something in the air
> To use for 160M shows to have a 71' space-saver and I am 
> Trying to figure out if it would perform well, or acceptably
> 
> I am dealing with limited space, so I have to kinda squeeze and
> compromise a bit At least until I can move to a location with more room
> and more possibilities 
> For Antenna placement
> 
> Thanks in Advance
> 
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