[TowerTalk] G5RV vs 40M dipole
Bry Carling
bcarling at cfl.rr.com
Sat Apr 25 20:10:51 EDT 2015
I'm not a fan of fan dipoles. G5RV all the way!
Best regards - Brian Carling
AF4K Crystals Co.
117 Sterling Pine St.
Sanford, FL 32773
Tel: +USA 321-262-5471
> On Apr 25, 2015, at 5:43 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
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>> On Sat,4/25/2015 1:50 PM, Wes Attaway (N5WA) wrote:
>> Without getting into a never-ending discussion of "which antenna is best", I would suggest that you consider just dropping 3 or 4 feet of each end straight down so that the remaining horizontal length will fit in your available space.
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> Yes, that's your best option.
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> If you want more bands, consider building a fan dipole for 20, 30, and 40 and feed it with 50 ohm coax. With a tuner, it will also work on 15M.
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> See k9yc.com/publish.htm for ideas. Study Antennas For Limited Space.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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