[TowerTalk] 40/80M wire antenna

[ValErwin at aol.com]

Hi Steve:

Traps have almost gone the way of dinosaurs.........if you want to buy em' 
.... I don't think the W2DU/AU....Rondilla/Reyco Div. traps are as readily 
available as they once were. You might try AES........What you need is trap part 
number KW-40, resonant about 7.150.

My personal preference?...............Coax traps. They are free for the 
winding and everyone has a piece of PVC pipe in their garage to use as a coil form! 
  Suggest you take a look at the following QST article:

"Optimizing Coax Cable Traps" by Robert C. Sommer

This article appeared in December, 1984.

Or, you can find several programs that will design coax traps 4 U on some of 
the ham Websites....

FWIW, I use coax traps wound out of RG-58U at legal limit with my Alpha 
87A.........no problemo'

Hope to C U AGN at Dayton this year.........looking forward to the antenna 
forum!

Val
W5PUT