Originally Posted by
N8YX
Actually, I don't.
This is an exercise for the collective, and is meant to produce a workable, simplistic lightweight multi-band antenna which may be mast-mounted and easily raised by one person.
We tried this trick with a Hustler mobile mast (MO-4) and resonators a few Field Days ago. Too heavy.
We also tried this trick with a 6BTV a few Field Days ago. The resulting assembly was so heavy that it actually bent 32' of sectional mast as it was being raised; we had to use 16' instead.
For purposes of the experiment, we want the feed point at least one wavelength in the air at 10M, and a 40-footer will do this. But whatever is hung on top must be light and require no external control mechanisms. Traps are also out, but I do have a novel way to build an 80-40 and 20-15-10 vertical "pair" using the masts, whips and embedded traps - which I'll describe later on.