[TowerTalk] FW: Seeking opinions on Wire antennas..

[Matt]

Hi Gerry,

I used a 6 element Sterba 10m some years ago... still have it in storage for
that matter.  It is a relatively easy antenna to build and Its performance
arguably rivals a mono-bander - for fixed direction use.  I was challenged
to find two trees spaced appropriately to get it much over 50-60 ft so my
wave angle was not really optimal - but worked great when the cycle was up.
The last year I used it, the band conditions were getting very poor on 10m
- only really low angle signals when heard.   A dipole at 90'-100' would
usually outperform it during that time...   

Hope this info helps.

Matt
KM5VI





-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gerry
Hull
Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2014 9:28 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Seeking opinions on Wire antennas..

Hey Folks,

I've read many articles, looked at tower talk, read W8JI's site...

I am moving to a new house, with 6 acres.  It has 90+ foot pine trees to the
north, south and west sides of the property.   Location is southwestern NH.

I am going to put up a decent tower with Yagis, but that may not come this
summer -- my gals want horses first.

Anyway, I love wire antennas.  I'm looking for gain on 160-10.  I don't mind
lots of wire.  I like broad pattern with good front-to-side and low angle.
 I don't
care about more than single-band coverage for an antenna.  I want to be
contest competitive.

Here's my thoughts:

10m Sterba curtains for NE/SW and NW/SE.  (Should I, can I stack these?
 Worth it?)

15-20  Stacked Lazy-H  (anyone have a good reference for stacking info?) for
same directions

40:  Thinking of switchable wire beams, wire 4-square or Lazy-H.  Thoughts?

80:  Wire 4-square.

160: Inverted L, 60' vertical, elevated radials.

-Gerry
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