[VHFcontesting] Another antenna question

[Tom Staley]

Hi Jacob;

A few years back I had to be in the Bay Area during the January VHF contest.
Not wanting to miss the contest I acquired antennas to put me on the bottom
4 bands as well as a 1.2 ht. The issue was getting a loop for 6 that was
small enough to travel in a suitcase was impossible. How ever making a
dipole that could be broken down in 4 pieces was doable. Basically I home
brewed a Ham Stick Dipole that broke down into 4 pieces and fit my suitcase.
What I found was as long as I could turn the dipole to point the antenna it
actually worked better than my loop at home. If you can't turn the dipole
the loop would be the better choice though. 

73
Tom - K9TMS


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:vhfcontesting-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jacob Tennant
Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 9:04 PM
To: VHF List; vhfcontesting at contesting.com
Subject: [VHFcontesting] Another antenna question


After asking the overall evaluation of the current loop antennas, I am
thinking more along the lines of the KISS system for my mobile/rover
setup.(Keep It Simple Stupid) 

 

Therefore I am now thinking about running a simple Hamstick dipole setup for
6 meters since a loop is nothing more than a dipole with the ends folded
around into a loop/square.

 

Any thoughts? As I can run this on my truck at +/- 8feet when moving located
on the back of my truck bed tool box so it doesn't extend past either end of
the of the vehicle. Then once stopped, I can elevate it up to 20 or 30 feet
by the receiver hitch based antenna raiser system.

 

It should work as well as a loop, shouldn't it?

 

Jacob Tennant - K8JWT

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