[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 199, Issue 3

k7lxc at aol.com k7lxc at aol.com
Wed Jul 3 16:37:18 EDT 2019


>  It's amazing how many folks drink the "all band ladder line fed <insertbad idea>" kool-aid.  And can't be deterred by awful patterns, horrificSWR's, feedline radiation and weather losses, and RF in the shack.
>  Before I knew better I tried the "all band 80m doublet, web ladder linefed".  Then I modeled and put up an 80/40/20 fan dipole. +++++ on allcounts.
    Ok. So then what's your recommendation? I have LOTS of foliage so I'm only going to be able to hang one wire antenna and even that's going to be challenging. I'll have to see if I can support the ends or just in the middle.

    Maybe a 4-square light-bulb array would work!
Cheers,Steve     K7LXC


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