[TowerTalk] 80m vertical gain array

[ersmar at comcast.net]

Robert:

     The Old Man of Topband, Stew Perry W1BB, used a watertower as a support for his 2-element inverted V wire  Yagi near his home QTH in Massachusetts.  You might consider a similar antenna for use on 80M.  

73 es GL de
Gene Smar  AD3F


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From: Robert Thain <g0hgw at yahoo.com>
> 'allo
> 
> I'm looking to install an 80m directional array for
> the ARRL contest.
> 
> I will be operating from a watertower, which is about
> 130ft high. (see qrz.com F6KCP for a photo.)
> 
> There is not a great deal of land around the base of
> the tower, but I can talk to a neighbour and use his
> garden , He is in the direction of the states (Short
> path).
> 
> I can easily in stall a vertical dipole or sloper. I
> was thinking about adding a director or reflector or
> both.  Or may be a 2 element phased array.
> 
> Whatever it is has to be simple to install and simple
> to get working and relatively fool proof. 
> I am willing to give spend 1dB in gain for a simple
> design.
> 
> If I use slopers , is the 'boom length' from the
> middle / feedpoint ?
> 
> What will be better than just a 1/2wave sloper but
> easy to install and get working ?
> 
> Thanks and CU on 80m in the ARRL test.
> 
> Robert F5VHN (F6KCP) f5VHN(at)yahoo.com (at)=@
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