[TowerTalk] F-12 EF-180B....does it resonate on other bands ??

Jim Thomson Jim.thom at telus.net
Wed Jan 27 05:48:52 PST 2010


gents

Does anybody know if the  F-12   EF-180B  80m  rotary dipole  resonates on any other ham band.. besides 80m ?? 

The  EF-180B  is no longer made by F-12     It's a LL 68' long dipole. 

It will be mounted at the top of the mast, inline with the boom of both the 20m and also 40m  yagi  below it.
 IE: 20+40m yagi pointed north, 80m dipole oriented north, but 80m dipole radiates E-W.

The reason I ask is.. I'm also playing with the idea of mounting a F-12  N1715XL   17/15m  yagi..... 17'  below the top of the tower, on a tic ring. 

I'd like to know if the 80m dipole  will interact  with the  17/15m yagi?     As  is, the 80m dipole will not interact with either the 20 or 40m yagi's.  

I know a fellow who has a Create  CD-78   80m rotary dipole, [aprx 54' long] that he sez  will  resonate on 80m.. and also 20 and  15m..go figure. 

If worse comes to worse.. I could always  rotate the 80m dipole  independent  of the 17/15 yagi. 

Until I put the mfj on the 80m dipole,  I have no clue as to if it resonates on other ham bands. 

I don't operate  10/12/30m  at all... and have no interest in 10/12/30m.   So if the 80m dipole screws up  10/12/30 m..... it's a moot point. 

However, 160m may be in the works.. down the road... but that will be  a low priority item.. bottom of the list.  Perhaps shunt feeding the tower.. or a  LL 1/4 wave sloper..dunno. 

Thanks... Jim    VE7RF
      


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