[TowerTalk] WTB: GAP VOYAGER and a ????

[K4SAV]

You have it correct.  It's just a 43 ft aluminum pole.  Run that thru 
EZNEC and you can see what happens to the radiated pattern on the high 
bands, and notice the impedance on different bands.  Yes the SWR is 
high, which is the reason long feedlines can have a lot of loss 
especially on 160 where the real part of the impedance is very low.

Jerry, K4SAV

ve4xt at mts.net wrote:

>Having looked at the Array Solutions website, and not being smart enough to put two-and-two 
>together, how does the ZeroFive work?
>
>It looks like a single continuous radiator -- great for 40, 80 and 160, probably 20 as well. But it seems 
>to me that on 15 and 10, it's a tad long, particularly the 43-footer. It seems that on the various bands, 
>matching transformer or not (it says it's a fixed 4:1 un-un), the base impedance would be all over the 
>Smith Chart.
>
>Thanks for any explanation.
>
>Kelly
>ve4xt
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>>From: K4SAV <RadioIR at charter.net>
>>Date: 2008/05/09 Fri AM 11:56:01 CDT
>>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] WTB: GAP VOYAGER and a ????
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>>I don't understand the reasoning for using double bazookas on 40 and 
>>80.  The only thing that a bazooka provides is wider bandwidth, and that 
>>increase is so miniscule that it doesn't seem to be worth while.  It 
>>won't begin to cover all of 75/80 meters, and usually you don't need the 
>>extra bandwidth on 40.   A crossed double bazooka will increase the 
>>bandwidth, at the expense of lower gain, but that will still not be 
>>enough to cover all of 75/80.  If you are in need of a coax fed antenna 
>>that will cover all of 75/80 consider this one.
>>http://rudys.typepad.com/ant/files/antenna_broadband_dipole.pdf
>>Of course a dipole fed with ladderline works also but routing ladder 
>>line and retuning is a pain for some.
>>
>>Jerry, K4SAV
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>>Daniel Hileman wrote:
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>>>OK, I got it...I've heard REALLY good things about this Zero-Five 43' Vert, and I think I'd be happier 
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>with that. I really appreciate all the help. Here's the plan...43' Zero Five for DX (with 60 120' radials OH 
>YEAH) , possibly an inverted "L" for 160 DX/Ragchew...and maybe a few inverted V/bazookas 75m/40m 
>for stateside 300-1000miles out. I think that sounds like a plan for now.
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>>>I have heard lots of opinions about the Voyager, and it seems "ok" but I think for what I want 160-
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>10m DX on a BUDGET) I'd be happier with the Zero-Five...OR that DX engineering 43' Vert. 
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>>>Maybe later, I'll try a fullsize 75m 1/4 wave vertical suspended between trees?? ;-)  
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>>>Thanks and 73 Guys,
>>>
>>>Daniel N9WX
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