[TowerTalk] Antenna Questions

[K8fu@aol.com]

Gm To All...................
 
I would like to pose a few questions regarding my antenna installs here on  
the "Lilly Pad"
1. I have a F12 EF140/D that I will be installing at 114'. In the tuning  
instructions using their calculations for 110' they state the antenna should be  
tuned for 7.120 for final resonance at 114' @ 7.045. I am tuning the antenna 
on  a pair of sawhorses 3' off the ground. The manual states that the linear 
loading  cables should be around 22" from the spreaders for resonance at 7.120, 
But in  fact to achieve this resonant freq I am in fact 51' away from the 
spreaders.  That is with the hairpin match attached. Am I missing something here 
or is the  manual wacky ??
 
2. I have 2 towers. One at 100' and the other at 60' with 280' seperation  in 
a west to east path. I'm soliciting ideas for the most effective 80m antenna  
for domestic contests only. I live near Ft Smith, AR. I currenly envision my  
options to be a regular 80m dipole, a full wave dipole, or a Delta Loop fed 
at  the apex. 
Since my property is mostly trees I have room for only one  loop.
Your thoughts and ideas on these issues would be greatly appreciated.
 
Froggy....................K8FU