I have about 1 acre of land, A 40 foot pole, and some 60 ft trees. I am in need of an awesome multi band ,antenna for 80 through 10. All help appreciated. De Mike N5KB
I have about 1 acre of land, A 40 foot pole, and some 60 ft trees. I am in need of an awesome multi band ,antenna for 80 through 10. All help appreciated. De Mike N5KB
Wire curtain array?
85' freestanding tower, Tennadyne T10, M2 full-sized 2-element 40M beam and remote matching network to base-load it for 80 and everything else, plus a few miles of 12AWG radials...
It's an idea :twisted::yum:
Jim
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Is there a budget or wife involved?
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Keep it simple.
Dipole-doublet cut for 80 meters, (its OK if it's a little longer) fed with balanced (ladder) line and a stout tuner for the power you are running. Put the feed point up as high as you can, vee or flat-top. A flatter dipole is usually better for longer distances on the higher frequencies, with a vee adding a vertical component to help longer distances on the lower bands. The flatter antenna will be more directional as well on the lower frequencies... broadside to the wire.
A bonus for an antenna like this is it's real decent as an SWL antenna, just peak the receive noise with the tuner.
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I Agree With This CompletelyOriginally Posted by WØTKX
I wish I had this problem...
I've accidentally swallowed some Scrabble tiles. My next crap could spell disaster.
FTW.
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