[TowerTalk] Multi-band dipoles

[Fred Serota]

Correction, the Barker and William's antenna is 180' long, comes in 
copperweld or stainless, for amateur or commercial use (not sure the 
difference here other than price) and is designated the BWD-180 (with or 
without the "S" for stainless wire)

See www.bwantenna.com
or www.bwantennas.com
or google Barker and Williams

Fred, K3BHX

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From: "Fred Serota" <fserota at msn.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 1:30 PM
To: <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Multi-band dipoles

> Suggest trying Barker and Willamson's folded dipole. They have three or 4
> varieties, some made of stainless wire for very tough climates. The 
> longest
> is approximately 120' and fives a flat SWR under 2:1 for 160-6 meters. Due
> to built in matching does not need a tuner. This antenna has a special 
> name,
> I have forgotten. Can be ordered direct or I, thing, through HRO and AES.
>
> Mine is hung as an inverted V and works out very well.
>
> Fred, K3BHX
>
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> From: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2011 1:24 PM
> To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Multi-band dipoles
>
>> On 4/21/2011 9:22 AM, Tom Osborne wrote:
>>> Are 15 and 17 too close together to have 2 antennas on the same 
>>> feedline.
>>>
>>
>> I think so. I had the same problem with 40, 30, and 20 in a fan -- the
>> 30 was too close in length.  From my experience, an 80/40 fan loads and
>> works very will on 15M and 17M, with the expected lobing from any
>> antenna that is much longer than a half wave. Before I had my SteppIR, I
>> ran 30M, 17M, and 12M on my 80/40 fans and was very happy with them. I
>> still use them on 30M, and have 100 countries confirmed on that band.
>>
>> 73, Jim
>>
>>
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