[TowerTalk] Experience with phased verticals on 40m?

[K8RI]

On 9/30/2012 8:28 AM, John Tait wrote:
> I run a pair of 1/4 spaced verticals East/West, using the simple 84 deg
> feed lines, and a 71 deg phasing line, from ON4UN's fourth edition, page
> 11-9. It works very well for me, and is easy to build. It cost almost
> nothing, and is very effective. Unless you can get to a sufficient
> height, dipoles are cloud warmers, but good for the close in stuff. A
> four square would be great, but if you don't have the space, a pair are
> much better than one.  Well worth the effort.

I ran a pair for many years when I lived near Breckenridge MI and they 
worked very well.  They were right at the East edge of the yard, with 
the road on the North side. After the crops were out, I'd move the 
northern most vertical to the East a bit and put the radials down for 
the winter.

I'd like to try a 4 square, but I only have one acre and even a phased 
pair is pretty much out.  I might try putting up some out in the woods 
as I don't think the owner would care. OTOH I'd sure like to buy an acre 
adjoining me to the West and clean most of the trash trees out of there 
and keep the few good ones.

Of course there are a lot of things "I want to try" but getting the 
tribander, WARC-7, and finishing the little 25 G are of primary 
importance and topping off the 100' 45G with the 3L 40 and 7L 6-meter 
are secondary, which means the verticals are relegated to the wishing 
stage and I *hope* I can get the basic stuff up.

73

Roger (K8RI)


>   Vy 73
>          John EI7BA
>
>
> On 29/09/2012 20:42, John Frazier wrote:
>> Anyone have real-world experience with phased verticals on 40m?
>> Actual comparisons to high dipole, etc would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Bottom line...was it worth the effort?
>>
>> 73 John W4II
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