[TowerTalk] Trapped in antenna trap confusion

[Gene Smar]

Bill:

     I agree with Dan about the three dipoles fed from a common coax line.  That was my antenna system as a young Ham back in the '60s.  It's a simple design and is almost guaranteed to work as well as separate dipoles.  I've not tried a trapped system but can only expect weeping and gnashing of teeth until you get the three bands to work compatibly with each other.  


73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F


From: Dan Hearn <dhearn at air-pipe.com>
Date: 2008/06/18 Wed PM 11:41:15 EDT
To: William Moore <whmoore at sympatico.ca>, towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Trapped in antenna trap confusion

Bill: I think you are wasting your time with the trap dipoles. You can use
the parallel dipole designs which are much more efficient as well as
simpler. .....

73, Dan, N5AR

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of William Moore
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:13 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Trapped in antenna trap confusion

Hello,

I seek help in resolving some confusion with respect to antenna traps.

I am an Old Timer, who has been passively active in Amateur Radio since
first licensed in my early teen years. Now retired, I want to pick up from
my all too short youth and recapture the awe, glory, excitement and
satisfaction of radio magic that comes from kit builds and home brew station
set-ups. Winter is now over, my K2 is complete, the J-38 key cleaned, and
my code speed is approaching a respectable 15 wpm. So, with spring in the
air, an OT's fancy turns to ............well, ummm,  thoughts of
constructing some simple home brew antennas.

My bands of interest (until higher band conditions improve) are 75, 40 and
20 metres. .........


Bill VE2WMA


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