Re: [IRCA] Antenna Options

[Ira Elbert New III <ien3@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

     My original antenna was an 80m Dipole, but I fed it with coax. It was oriented N/S, and I was satisfied with it. However, the thing would fall at the drop of a hat. I need something that will stay up for a while and give me some decent results. 
     I guess I could go back to the original design and pay more attention to what it does on MW. It did okay, but I don't recall it being anything spectacular. I was going to try and phase the 80m Dipole with my 135' N/S Longwire, but the dipole would fall and I would forget about phasing while worrying about getting the thing back up in the air. Yeesh!
KI4SYC

Ira Elbert New, IIIWatkinsville, GeorgiaProudly Serving You Since 1964.

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> Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 10:00:12 -0400
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> An 80 meter dipole works fine on all the ham bands when fed with open
> wire feed-line and an appropriate tuner.  On the MW bands, the two
> feeders can be tied together and the antenna treated like a top-loaded
> vertical.  A good ground will help and the antenna will need to be
> tuned.  Much has been written about MW tuners.  I used a simple series
> tuned circuit.
> 
> Jerry
> KI4IO
> 
> 
> On Thu, 2012-05-17 at 20:47 -0400, Ira Elbert New III wrote:
> > In an effort to save space and the appearance of my backyard, I'm thinking of putting up just one antenna up for both MW and Amateur Radio. I could put up an 80m Dipole, but I might even see about a 160m Dipole. Any thoughts or opinions on the matter would be appreciated. Does anyone else use just a single antenna?    
> > 
> > Ira Elbert New, IIIWatkinsville, GeorgiaProudly Serving You Since 1964. 		 	   		  
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