[TowerTalk] Field Day Antennas - Multiband Vee-Beam?

[n8de at thepoint.net]

Might I suggest an end-fed Zepp antenna ... as long as you can  
possibly get it between the allowable supports.  This is what we use  
on CW during Field Day at N8MA.  Works wonderfully well on all bands  
with a tuner.
Don
N8DE

Quoting Roger Parsons <ve3zi at yahoo.com>:

> Hi Steve
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> The Oxford club tried Vee Beams in the '60s when I was first   
> involved. They need to be tuned for each band just like a doublet,   
> so no advantage there. Our experience was that they were not worth   
> the effort - and that was in the days when there were a lot of USA   
> to work during the contest where they perhaps should have had an   
> advantage. With the contest now being basically Europe I would say   
> don't bother.
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> Hope to work you in the contest!
>
> 73 Roger
> VE3ZI/G3RBP
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