[TowerTalk] 160 - 80m "T"

[David Thompson]

I had the MULTEE up twice between 1991 and 2002.  Good on 160 but 3 to 4 S 
units below a dipole on 75 or 80.  As configured (Its also in the ARRL 
Antenna book) it is tuned to just above 1900,  I did not touch the 
horizontal flat top but lengthened the vertical piece to 58.5 feet for use 
on 1840.  You need a tuner or an LC network at the base.  I also used ladder 
line rather than the 300 ohm transmit cable the books called for.
Dave K4JRB

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Norm Duxbury" <duxburyn at bellsouth.net>
To: <k3hx at juno.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 24, 2009 10:36 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] 160 - 80m "T"


> The 17th edition of The Radio Handbook, by Bill Orr, W6SAI, on page 451
> describes a 2-band (160 and 80m or 80 and 40m) antenna called a "Multee."
> The dimensions for the 160-80m version are:
>
>    Vertical element is 52 ft.
>    Horizontal (top loading) element is 70 ft.
>    Both horizontal and vertical elements are made from 300 Ohm TV-type
> wire.
>    6 (or more) radials, each 50 ft.
>
> It is fed with 50 Ohm coax directly (no matching network required for
> dual-band operation).
>
> These dimensions exceed those you specify, but come close.  If you'd like
> further details, please supply your address off reflector and I will mail
> you a copy of the article.
>
> 73, Norm - W1MO
>