[TowerTalk] 30m 3 ele parasitic vertical antenna

[john at kk9a.com]

I made a 40m vertical with a parasitic reflector and it worked great,
however it was on the beach in Cayman Is.

John KK9A


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Subject:	[TowerTalk] 30m 3 ele parasitic vertical antenna
From:	W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu at w0mu.com>
Date:	Mon, 16 Feb 2015 22:01:29 -0700

I was trying to come up with a fairly easy to build 30m antenna that I
could point at Europe that would have a bit more gain than my dipole at 70
ft.

I have not been able to find much on verticals with parasitic elements so
I am curious if anyone has tried this. I was thinking of a 3 ele design
with a total "boom" of around 22ft or 34 ft, based off the 3 ele beam in
the Antenna book.

I was trying to avoid any phasing or switching. I am open to other
suggestions as well.

Your feedback is appreciated.

--
Mike W0MU