[TowerTalk] New Member - Need help with an antenna design

[Joe - WDØM]

Hi Tim,

My experience has been the same as Gene, AD3F.  My initial exposure to the 
spiderweb antenna, however, wasn't until the 1960s - 200 years after 
Gene's.  ;-)  I currently have an inverted vee spiderweb antenna for 
80/40/30 and it works great.  It's attached at the 55 foot level of my tower.

I spaced the elements apart using a soda straw with a piece of string 
through it - tie the string to each element to space them apart about every 
8 feet or so, and you're set to go.  As Gene suggests, you can also space 
the elements apart horizontally, should it be more convenient.

Give it a try and let us know how it works!

73

Joe
WDØM



At 09:49 PM 10/21/2004, Gene Smar wrote:
>Tim:
>
>      Welcome to the reflector, one of the most informative in all of
>Internet-dom (?)
>
>      As a Novice ham operator back in the 1760's, when we used to work late
>night DX by candlelight, I had a three-band spiderweb antenna, which is what
>we called the dipole you described.  It had separate wires for 80, 40 and 20
>(15M worked well on 40 without another wire set.)  There was nothing special
>about the design.  (I didn't know enough at that time to think it wouldn't
>work.)
>
>      My suggestion would be to install the antenna in the clear (as much as
>you can arrange), and test it on the bands.  Just make sure you provide a
>bit of separation between/among all the dipoles.  A foot or two at both ends
>between each dipole should be sufficient.  You can even spread them out
>horizontally as well as vertically.
>
>      Once you get the antenna up, let us all know how well you're doing with
>it.
>
>73 de
>Gene Smar  AD3F
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tim Holmes" <W8TAH at Zoominternet.net>
>To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
>Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 3:06 PM
>Subject: [TowerTalk] New Member - Need help with an antenna design
>
>
> > Hi Folks
> >
> > I'm trying to put some work into my antenna system before winter really
> > gets going, and I am looking to redsign my multi-band dipole.  I am
> > strongly considering a fan type dipole cut for the center of the General
> > band on 80, 40, 20, 15, 10.  I use and IC706MKIIG, and have LDG AT11mp
> > (I think) auto tuner.
> >
> > The antenna will be hung roughtly north south at about 30 feet, and will
> > have a 20 degree dogleg to the west in the north half.
> >
> > I realize that a dipole is nowhere as good as a beam etc, but I cant put
> > up a beam, and I can put up a dipole, so I need some suggestions, or
> > links to plans etc.
> >
> > Thanks for your time
> >
> > Tim Holmes
> > Amateur Extra Operator
> > W8TAH
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