[TowerTalk] Dipole fed with balanced line

Jim Miller Waco Texas WB5OXQ wb5oxq_1 at grandecom.net
Sat Jan 21 18:54:20 PST 2012


Thanks to all who answered my question about this antenna.  I ordered a kit from DX Engineering with 135' of wire and 100' of window line.  This might not be the best but at 49.95 How wrong can you get.  I could not buy all the individual parts any cheaper.
I will use all 135' of wire since I have 139' between support poles and I have a tree in the middle which will allow me to raise the center of the wire to around 40'.  There is no way to get it any higher so that will have to do.
I wonder if this antenna will try to load up on 6 meters?  I wonder if the MT-3000A will work at that frequency.  The manual makes no mention on 6 meters.  My Clipperton L does not work on 6 either but the TS-2000 does have 6 meters and perhapps a combination of the Dentron tuner and the internal tuner I can try 6.  I wonder if the antenna does load on 6 is its large size may be an advantage on 6 over a 6 meter dipole?  I have a 6 meter dipole up at 50' anyway, just wondering?
My antenna kit is due in Tuesday but weather permitting i won't have time to try to get it up until next weekend.  This is going to be a new experience for me and I have been on the air since 1974 and never tiried this antenna.
Jim wb5oxq


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