[TowerTalk] 80m dipole question

[Jan Erik Holm]

The whole antenna is importand, don´t forget ground losses.
Back in the 60:ties people was thinking that a Inv V was
better then a dipole, atleast I know better know!

73 Jim
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WA3GIN in Alex. City, VA wrote:

> That dropping concept in reality works fine.  Most of the radiating work
> is done much closer to the feed point, the first 1/8 wave of wire either
> side of the feed point.
> 
> 73,
> dave
> wa3gin
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of A.J. Farmer
> (AJ3U)
> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 12:14 PM
> To: Travis Fitzgerald - VE3WO
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 80m dipole question
> 
> The "flattened V" is okay.  It does not have to be perfectly
> horizontal all the way across.  Mine does the same thing with a droop
> of about 6 to 10 feet in the center and it works fine.  I have even
> heard some recommend this type of droop.
> 
> The other thing you could consider is to attach your insulators to the
> dipole a little further in towards the center and let the end slack
> droop down vertically like this:
> 
> -------x--------
> |               |
> 
> Good luck in the contest!!
> 
> --
> A.J. Farmer, AJ3U
> http://www.aj3u.com
> 
> 
> On 11/19/05, Travis Fitzgerald - VE3WO <ve3wo at rac.ca> wrote:
> 
>>Anyone on the reflector this morning?  I'm having a small problem with
> 
> an 80m dipole that I'm raising for CQWW next weekend.  Total length of
> the dipole is 133', but distance from tower to house is about 125'
> (didn't know I was short until I tried to raise it).  If I raise the
> dipole until it reaches the house, the dipole resembles a flattened "V",
> with the feedpoint at about 25'.  Tower end is at 60', house end at 35'.
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